The title, Otona, was also called choro (patriarch), shukuro (chief vassal), roju (elder) or toshiyori (head), and was given to a member of the soson who ranked higher in terms of age and experience.
乙名は長老・宿老・老中・年寄とも呼ばれ、惣村の構成員のうち年齢や経験が上位の者があたった。