式しき部ぶ

noun

Meiji-era official in charge of court ceremonies

Historical term for a specific government post during the Meiji period; not used in modern contexts.

• 式しき部ぶは明めい治じ時じ代だいの宮きゅう中ちゅう儀ぎ式しきを司つかさどる役やく職しょくだった。

  The Shikibu was a post responsible for court ceremonies during the Meiji era.