鉄てっ砲ぽう座ざ

noun

gunmakers guild

Historical term for a guild of gunsmiths in feudal Japan, particularly associated with the production of matchlock firearms.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、鉄てっ砲ぽう座ざが幕ばく府ふの許きょ可かを得えて鉄てっ砲ぽうを製せい造ぞうしていた。

  In the Edo period, the gunmakers guild manufactured firearms under the shogunate's license.