also: まどころ · まつりごとどころ
official in charge of administration of noble families' domains (Heian period)
Historical term for an official managing the household affairs and estates of powerful noble families from the mid-Heian period onward.
In the Heian period, noble households had an official called a mandokoro.
titled lady; legal wife of an important official
Honorific abbreviation of 北の政所; refers to the principal wife of a high-ranking official or noble.
See also: 北の政所
The kita-no-mandokoro was often simply called mandokoro.
government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods)
Historical administrative office handling financial and general affairs under the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates.
The mandokoro of the Kamakura shogunate handled finances and administration.
clerk working for large temples and shrines
Historical term for a clerical official serving at major Buddhist temples or Shinto shrines.
At large temples and shrines, a mandokoro handled administrative tasks.