noun
feudal system of the shogunate and domains
Historical term referring to the political structure of the Edo period, combining the central shogunate (幕府) and the regional domains (藩).
幕藩体制は江戸時代の基本的な政治構造だった。
The bakuhan taisei was the fundamental political structure of the Edo period.
Compound of 幕 (shogunate) + 藩 (domain) + 体制 (system). A modern historiographical term for the Edo-period political structure.