名簿みょうぶ

noun

Heian-period identity proof for nobles and officials

Archaic term for a document or token proving one's identity and status, used by nobles, doctors, and similar figures during the Heian period.

• 平へい安あん時じ代だい、貴き族ぞくは外がい出しゅつ時じに名簿みょうぶを携けい帯たいした。

  During the Heian period, nobles carried a 名簿 when going out.