遣やり手て婆ばば

noun

brothel madam; procuress

Historical term for a woman who managed a brothel or arranged prostitutes. Now rare and mostly found in period literature or historical descriptions.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの遊ゆう郭かくでは、遣やり手て婆ばばが遊ゆう女じょたちを監かん督とくしていた。

  In Edo-period pleasure quarters, the brothel madam supervised the courtesans.