支し藩はん

noun

subsidiary domain; sub-fief

Historical term for a branch domain established by a main domain (本藩) during the Edo period, often for a younger son or retainer.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、本ほん藩はんから分わかれて支し藩はんが作つくられることがあった。

  During the Edo period, subsidiary domains were sometimes created by splitting off from the main domain.