Historical term for a low-ranking samurai who served as a police assistant under a magistrate in the Edo period.
low-ranking samurai assistant (Muromachi period)
Historical term for a low-ranking samurai who assisted daimyo or prominent military commanders during the Muromachi period. Also written as 寄騎.
In the Edo period, yoriki assisted magistrates with police duties.
In the Muromachi period, yoriki served as aides to powerful military commanders.