末まっ家け

also: ばっけ

Meanings

1

noun

A family line that has split off from the main family (本家). Often used in historical or traditional family contexts.

分ぶん家け
分家 is a more common and general term for a branch family, while 末家 is less frequent and may carry a nuance of being a later or lesser branch.
本ほん家け
本家 is the main family line, the opposite of 末家.

Compound of 末 (end, youngest) and 家 (family, house). The reading まっけ is a regular combination, while ばっけ is a rare voiced variant.