被ひ官かん百びゃく姓しょう

noun

serf; bonded peasant

Historical term for a peasant bound to a feudal lord or estate in pre-modern Japan. Rare in modern usage outside historical contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの被ひ官かん百びゃく姓しょうは、領りょう主しゅに年ねん貢ぐを納おさめる義ぎ務むがあった。

  During the Edo period, serfs were obligated to pay tribute to their feudal lord.