関せき銭せん

noun

toll; transit fee

Historical term for a fee paid to pass through a checkpoint or barrier, especially during the Edo period.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、旅たび人びとは関せき所しょで関せき銭せんを支し払はらわなければならなかった。

  In the Edo period, travelers had to pay a toll at the checkpoint.