あてがい扶ぶ持ち

expression, noun

discretionary allowance; stipend at one's discretion

Historical term referring to a stipend or allowance given at the discretion of a feudal lord or superior, not a fixed entitlement. Used in Edo-period contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、下か級きゅう武ぶ士しにはあてがい扶持ぶちが与あたえられることがあった。

  In the Edo period, lower-ranking samurai were sometimes given a discretionary stipend.

• あてがい扶持ぶちでは生せい活かつが苦くるしく、内ない職しょくをする武ぶ士しも多おおかった。

  Many samurai found it hard to live on a discretionary allowance and took on side jobs.