also: うねめし
noun
Office of Court Ladies (ritsuryō system)
Historical term for a government office under the ritsuryō system that managed court ladies (采女). Archaic; used only in historical contexts.
采女司は律令制下の官庁の一つで、采女の管理を担当した。
The Office of Court Ladies was one of the government offices under the ritsuryō system, responsible for managing court ladies.
采女 refers to the court ladies themselves, while 采女司 is the office that managed them.
Compound of 采女 (uneme, 'court lady') + 司 (tsukasa, 'office'). The reading うねめし is a contraction of うねめのつかさ.