僕ぼく婢ひ

noun

male and female servants

Archaic term referring collectively to male and female servants. Not used in modern everyday Japanese; encountered only in historical or literary contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの大だい名みょう家けには多おおくの僕ぼく婢ひが仕つかえていた。

  In the Edo period, many male and female servants served in daimyo households.