官かん奴ぬ婢ひ

noun

government-owned slave

Archaic term from the Ritsuryō system, referring to a slave owned by the state. One of the five lowly classes (五色の賤).

See also: 五色の賤

• 律りつ令りょう制せいでは、官かん奴ぬ婢ひは朝ちょう廷ていの所しょ有ゆうする奴ど隷れいであった。

  Under the Ritsuryō system, kan'nuhi were slaves owned by the imperial court.