縁えん切きり寺でら

noun

temple where women could seek refuge from marriage

Historical term for a temple that offered sanctuary to women seeking to escape an unwanted marriage, particularly during the Edo period. Not a modern institution.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、縁えん切きり寺でらに逃にげ込こむことで女じょ性せいが離り婚こんできた。

  During the Edo period, women could obtain a divorce by fleeing to an enkiri-dera.