shatei
English
Etymology
From the Japanese yakuza hierarchy
Noun
shatei (plural shatei)
- The younger brothers. They are children or wakashu of the oyabun his brothers. They are under the control of the kyodai (the brothers), but in the end it is still the word of the oyabun that is final. The shatei have their own sub-divisions in the yakuza clan.
See also
- yakuza
- oyabun
- waka gashira
- wakashu
- shatei gashira
- kyodai
Anagrams
- Hastie, Hestia, saithe