noun
certificate of sale; deed of sale
Archaic legal term for a document proving a sale or transfer of property. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by terms like 売買契約書.
江戸時代には、土地の売買に沽券が用いられた。
In the Edo period, a deed of sale was used for land transactions.
Modern standard term for a sales contract or deed of sale, replacing the archaic 沽券.
Compound of 沽 (sell) and 券 (certificate). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is now obsolete.