名みょう田でん

noun

rice field under a nominal holder (ritsuryō system)

Historical term from the ritsuryō period; refers to a rice field managed by a nominal holder (myōshu). Archaic in modern usage.

See also: 名主 (みょうしゅ)

• 律令制りつりょうせいかで下は、みでは、名田ょうでんは名みょう主しゅによって管かん理りされていた。

  Under the ritsuryō system, myōden were managed by myōshu (nominal holders).