威い信しん財ざい

noun

prestige goods

Anthropological/archaeological term for items that confer social status, such as luxury goods or ceremonial objects.

• 威い信しん財ざいは、古こ代だい社しゃ会かいにおける権けん力りょくの象しょう徴ちょうだった。

  Prestige goods were symbols of power in ancient societies.