上じょう足そくMeanings1nounhigh retainerHistorical term for a samurai who received a large stipend from his lord. Rare in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.江え戸ど時じ代だい、上じょう足そくは藩はんの中なかで高たかい禄ろくを得えていた。In the Edo period, high retainers received large stipends within the domain.
