刀とう筆ひつの吏り

noun

minor official; low-ranking scribe

Historical term referring to a petty official or clerk who handled writing and records, often with a connotation of low status. Not used in modern administrative contexts.

• 彼かれは若わかい頃ころ、刀とう筆ひつの吏りとして地ち方ほうの役やく所しょに勤つとめていた。

  In his youth, he worked as a minor scribe at a local government office.