国こく幣へい社しゃ

noun

shrine receiving national/provincial offerings

Historical term for a shrine that received offerings from the provincial government (pre-Meiji) or the national treasury (post-Meiji). Obsolete in modern usage.

• 国こく幣へい社しゃは、戦せん前ぜんの神じん社じゃ制せい度どにおいて国くにから幣へい帛はくを受うけた神じん社じゃである。

  A 国幣社 was a shrine that received offerings from the state under the prewar shrine system.