身み請うけ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

buying someone out of bondage; redeeming a geisha/prostitute

Historical term for paying a sum to free a person, especially a geisha or prostitute, from their contractual obligations. Often used in the context of the Edo period and early modern Japan. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.

• 彼かれは大たい金きんを払はらって彼かの女じょを身み請うけした。

  He paid a large sum to buy her out of bondage.

• 身み請うけ金きんを用よう意いするために、商しょう人にんは財ざい産さんを売うった。

  The merchant sold his assets to raise the redemption money.