上じょう使し

noun

shogun's envoy; emissary

Historical term for a messenger or envoy sent by a shogun or high-ranking lord, especially during the Edo period. Not used in modern contexts.

• 上じょう使しが江え戸どから到とう着ちゃくし、藩はん主しゅに将しょう軍ぐんの命めい令れいを伝つたえた。

  The shogun's envoy arrived from Edo and conveyed the shogun's orders to the domain lord.