noun
agency that dispatches lodged servants
Archaic term for an agency that arranged lodging and dispatch of servants, mainly from the Edo period. Not used in modern Japanese.
江戸時代には、請宿が地方から出てきた奉公人の斡旋を行っていた。
In the Edo period, ukeyado acted as agencies that placed servants coming from the provinces.
Compound of 請け (uke, 'receiving, undertaking') + 宿 (yado, 'lodging'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it refers to an establishment that took in and dispatched servants.