Senses
老爷/ 老爺 master
(old-fashioned) a respectful title for a government official, a powerful person, or a landlord; also used by servants to address their male employer
老爷/ 老爺 pompous official
(ironic) a leader who acts superior and is out of touch with the people
老爷/ 老爺 maternal grandfather
(colloquial) a term for one's mother's father, equivalent to 姥爷
老爷/ 老爺 (bound form) old-fashioned
(bound form) used to describe something outdated or obsolete, such as an old car or old-fashioned machinery
老爷/ 老爺 husband
(old-fashioned) a respectful form of address used by a wife for her husband
老爷/ 老爺 juren
(historical) a respectful title for a person who passed the provincial level imperial examination (juren)