封ほう地ち

noun

fief; daimiate

Historical term for a feudal land grant, especially in the context of the daimyo system. 'Daimiate' is a less common English equivalent.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、大だい名みょうは将しょう軍ぐんから封ほう地ちを与あたえられた。

  In the Edo period, daimyo were granted fiefs by the shogun.