芸げい娼しょう妓ぎ解かい放ほう令れい

noun

Emancipation Edict for geisha and prostitutes (1872)

A historical ordinance issued by the Meiji government in 1872, formally abolishing the indentured servitude of geisha and prostitutes. Often discussed in the context of early modern Japanese social reforms.

• 芸げい娼しょう妓ぎ解かい放ほう令れいは、1872年ねんに明めい治じ政せい府ふによって出だされた。

  The Emancipation Edict for geisha and prostitutes was issued by the Meiji government in 1872.