留る守す居い

noun

house-sitting; house-sitter

Refers to the act of staying at a house while the owner is away, or the person who does so. Often used in the context of 留守居をする or 留守居を頼む.

See also: 留守番

• 旅りょ行こう中ちゅう、隣となりの人ひとに留る守す居いを頼たのんだ。

  I asked my neighbor to house-sit while I was traveling.

noun

caretaker (Edo period); keeper (historical)

Historical term for an official post during the Edo period, responsible for looking after a residence or estate in the absence of the lord. Not used in modern contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、大だい名みょう屋や敷しきには留る守す居いという役やく職しょくがあった。

  In the Edo period, there was a post called 留守居 at daimyo residences.