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‖ inkyo|ˈɪŋkjəʊ|
Also inkiyo.
[Jap., f. in (in the) shade, retired + kyo to dwell.]
In Japan, the act of resigning or renouncing one's office or position; one who has thus abdicated or resigned. Also as adj.
1871A. B. Mitford Tales Old Japan II. 122 Inkiyô; abdication. The custom of abdication is common among all classes, from the Emperor down. 1896L. Hearn Kokoro iii. 40 Old men and women likewise—the inkyō of the vicinity. Ibid. xii. 224 The aged inkyō, whose sight and hearing begin to fail, talks cheerily of the impending change that is to provide him with a fresh young body. 1911B. H. Chamberlain Jap. Poetry 178 Little wonder that heads of families became inkyo..that is, retired from active life as early as possible. 1958G. B. Sansom Hist. Japan to 1334 x. 199 It was common for the head of a great institution or a great house to retire at an early age... This custom, known as Inkyo (which means a sheltered or passive life) has not entirely disappeared. |