noun
livery; servant's uniform provided by employer
Historical term for clothing given to servants by their master, especially in the Edo period. Often associated with the practice of providing seasonal garments. The prefixed form お仕着せ is more common in modern references.
See also: お仕着せ
江戸時代、商家では奉公人に年に二回仕着せを支給した。
In the Edo period, merchant houses provided their servants with livery twice a year.
この博物館には、当時の仕着せが展示されている。
This museum displays livery from that era.
Variant kanji form; rarely used.
Abbreviated variant; uncommon.
Polite prefixed form; more commonly used in modern Japanese to refer to the historical practice or metaphorically for something imposed by authority.
Compound of 仕 (し, 'to serve') and 着せ (きせ, 'to clothe'), referring to clothing provided to servants. The ateji form 四季施 reflects the seasonal nature of the provision.