小しょう身しん微び禄ろく

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

humble position with a small stipend

Historical term describing a low-ranking samurai or official with a modest income. Often used in the phrase 小身微禄の身.

• 彼かれは小しょう身しん微び禄ろくの身みでありながら、藩はんのために尽つくした。

  Although he was of humble rank and small stipend, he served his domain devotedly.