使つかい番ばん

noun

errand runner; messenger

General term for a person who runs errands or delivers messages. Less common in modern Japanese; 使い走り is the usual modern equivalent.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの商しょう家かでは、使つかい番ばんが手て紙がみを届とどけた。

  In merchant houses of the Edo period, an errand runner delivered letters.

noun

messenger; patroller (Azuchi-Momoyama period)

Historical role during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (late 16th century). Served as a messenger or patrol officer.

• 安あ土づち桃もも山やま時じ代だいの使つかい番ばんは、城じょう下かの見み回まわりも担たん当とうした。

  During the Azuchi-Momoyama period, the messenger also patrolled the castle town.

noun

minor official (Edo period)

Low-ranking official in the Edo period (1603–1868), often performing messenger or administrative duties.

• 江え戸ど幕ばく府ふの使つかい番ばんは、諸しょ大だい名みょうへの連れん絡らく役やくを務つとめた。

  The minor official of the Edo shogunate served as a liaison to the feudal lords.