noun
exemption from various levies and taxes (militarist government era)
Historical term referring to a status of being excused from multiple duties and taxes during the age of militarist government (e.g., Edo period). Rare in modern usage outside historical contexts.
江戸時代、一部の寺社は諸役御免の特権を持っていた。
In the Edo period, some temples and shrines held the privilege of exemption from various levies and taxes.
Compound of 諸役 (various duties/taxes) and 御免 (exemption, pardon). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is associated with the Edo-period system of levies.