佐さ幕ばく

noun

support for the shogunate; pro-shogunate stance

Historical term referring to the political position of supporting the Tokugawa shogunate, especially during the Bakumatsu period. Often contrasted with 倒幕 (とうばく, anti-shogunate).

• 幕ばく末まつには佐さ幕ばく派はと倒とう幕ばく派はが激はげしく対たい立りつした。

  During the Bakumatsu period, the pro-shogunate faction and the anti-shogunate faction fiercely opposed each other.