ichidan verb, transitive verb
employ as a retainer; take into service
Historical or period term for hiring someone as a personal retainer or vassal, often in a samurai or feudal context. Not used for modern employment.
藩主は有能な浪人を召し抱えた。
The feudal lord took the capable ronin into his service.
彼は若い頃、旗本に
When he was young, he was employed as a retainer by a hatamoto.