食しょく禄ろく

noun

salary; stipend

Archaic term for a salary or stipend, especially one paid in rice or provisions. Used in historical contexts, often referring to samurai retainers' income. Compare with 俸禄 (ほうろく).

See also: 俸禄

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、武ぶ士しは主しゅ君くんから食しょく禄ろくを受うけていた。

  In the Edo period, samurai received a stipend from their lord.