不ふ在ざい地じ主ぬし

noun

absentee landlord

A landowner who does not reside on or near the property they own, often living in a distant city. Common in historical and legal contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、不ふ在ざい地じ主ぬしが村むらの土と地ちを所しょ有ゆうしていることが多おおかった。

  During the Edo period, absentee landlords often owned village land.