主しゅ人じん持もち

noun

samurai in service to a daimyo

Historical term for a samurai who served a specific daimyo, as opposed to a masterless ronin. Used in Edo-period contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、主しゅ人じん持もちの武ぶ士しは藩はんに仕つかえていた。

  In the Edo period, samurai in service to a daimyo served their domain.