1Retirement from work or public duties; living a quiet life after stepping down (to retire/lead a retired life).
父は去年隠居して田舎で静かに暮らしている。
My father retired last year and now lives quietly in the countryside.
定年を迎えて隠居することにした。
Having reached retirement age, I decided to retire.
2A retired person; a retiree. Often respectfully called 'go-inkyo-san'.
町のご隠居さんはいつも庭の手入れをしている。
The town's retired gentleman is always tending his garden.
彼は年寄りの隠居だが、地域で頼られている。
He is a retired elder but is relied upon in the community.
3Historical: surrendering the headship of a family and stepping aside from authority, used especially in premodern Japan.
江戸時代には大名が隠居して家督を子に譲ることがあった。
In the Edo period, daimyo sometimes retired and handed family leadership to their sons.