taisho

[alch]

Anyone know what the word taisho means? On Google (http://labs.google.com/glossary?q=taisho) I found this: the last contestant in a team match. But is that all?

TIA

[kendomushi]

Taisho refers to the last contestant, to the position itself, and is the word for general or admiral (the military ranks).
The characters used are Tai/Dai =large, many, importance, whole and is used with many other characters to make a variety of meanings. And Shou = commander. Shou is also used with other characters to make words like shogi (Japanese chess), shogun (military dictator/ruler), and shorai (the future).