noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
official notification; written report to authorities
Historical term for a formal document sent to notify government offices or superiors. Rare in modern Japanese; now mostly encountered in historical or legal contexts.
江戸時代には、村役人が代官所へ移牒を提出した。
In the Edo period, village officials submitted official notifications to the magistrate's office.
この史料には、藩から幕府への移牒が残っている。
This historical document contains a notification from the domain to the shogunate.