専せん売ばい事じ業ぎょう

noun

monopoly enterprise

Historical term for a business granted exclusive rights to sell a product, often by government license. Used in pre-modern and early modern contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、専せん売ばい事じ業ぎょうとして塩しおやたばこの販はん売ばいが許きょ可かされていた。

  In the Edo period, the sale of salt and tobacco was permitted as monopoly enterprises.