取とり米まい

noun

rice tax (Edo period)

Historical term for the annual rice tax paid by peasants to the feudal lord or shogunate during the Edo period. Often used in historical or academic contexts.

See also: 年貢米

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、農のう民みんは年ねん貢ぐとして取とり米まいを納おさめていた。

  During the Edo period, farmers paid the rice tax as annual tribute.