族ぞく籍せき

noun

family register status; class and legal domicile

Historical term referring to one's registered social class and legal domicile under the pre-war family registration system. Rare in modern usage outside historical or legal contexts.

• 戦せん前ぜんの日本にほんでは、族ぞく籍せきが身み分ぶんや居きょ住じゅう地ちを示しめす重じゅう要ような記き録ろくだった。

  In pre-war Japan, one's family register status was an important record indicating social standing and place of residence.