noun
daimyo domain laws; provincial legal codes
Historical term for legal codes enacted by Sengoku-period daimyo for their own territories, distinct from central shogunate law.
See also: 戦国大名
戦国大名は分国法を定めて領国を統治した。
Sengoku daimyo established domain laws to govern their territories.
The Imagawa clan's domain laws are known as the 'Imagawa Kana Mokuroku'.
Compound of 分国 (bunkoku, 'divided province' or 'domain') and 法 (hō, 'law'). The term reflects the decentralized legal authority of daimyo during the Sengoku period.