noun
registered domicile in the family register
Archaic legal term for one's officially registered domicile as recorded in the family register (koseki).
明治時代の戸籍には、各人の貫属が記載されていた。
In the Meiji-era family registers, each person's registered domicile was recorded.
noun
being under the control of a local authority
Obsolete Meiji-era term referring to the status of being under the jurisdiction of a local government office.
貫属の制度は、地方行政の管轄を定めるために用いられた。
The system of being under local authority was used to determine the jurisdiction of local administration.