dignified office lady

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Itasan
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dignified office lady

Post by Itasan » Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:57 am

OTSUBONE
'In olden Japan, a dignified lady-in-waiting
who had her own private chamber or office at
court or in the shogun's castle.'
It is now often referred to an office lady
who has been working there for a long time
and knows very much about the office, thus
has some kind of authority, feared by younger
women (and men) workers in many cases.
Is there such a short word in English?
Thank you.

joshua2004
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Post by joshua2004 » Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:15 pm

nothing that specific in English.

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