low-ranking samurai (derogatory)
Historical derogatory term for a low-ranking samurai, often used in the Edo period. The term 三一侍 is a related synonym.
See also: 三一侍
In the Edo period, 三一奴 was a derogatory term for a low-ranking samurai.
From 三一, referring to the meager allowance conventionally described as three 両 and one person’s rice ration, plus the derogatory 奴 “fellow”; it designated a low-ranking samurai.