noun
stipend; salary paid in rice
Historical term for a samurai's salary, typically paid in rice. Used in contexts of feudal Japan.
江戸時代、武士は扶持をもらって生活していた。
In the Edo period, samurai lived on a stipend.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
making a retainer and granting a stipend
Historical term for the act of taking someone into service as a retainer and providing them with a stipend. Often used in the form 扶持する.
主君は彼を扶持し、家臣として迎えた。
The lord made him a retainer and granted him a stipend.