与よ力りき

noun

police sergeant (Edo period)

Historical term for a low-ranking samurai who served as a police assistant under a magistrate in the Edo period.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、与よ力りきは町まち奉ぶ行ぎょうの下もとで警けい察さつ業ぎょう務むを補ほ佐さした。

  In the Edo period, yoriki assisted magistrates with police duties.

noun

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.

• 室むろ町まち時じ代だいの与よ力りきは、有ゆう力りょく武ぶ将しょうの補ほ佐さ役やくとして活かつ動どうした。

  In the Muromachi period, yoriki served as aides to powerful military commanders.