noun
feudal estate; fief; daimiate
Historical term for land granted to a daimyo or samurai in feudal Japan. Used in discussions of pre-modern Japanese history.
江戸時代、各大名は将軍から封土を与えられた。
In the Edo period, each daimyo was granted a fief by the shogun.
彼の先祖はこの地に封土を持っていた。
His ancestors held a feudal estate in this area.