寺じ領りょう

noun

temple's territory; temple's estate

Refers to land owned by a Buddhist temple, often in historical contexts.

• その寺じ領りょうは広こう大だいな森しん林りんを含ふくんでいた。

  The temple's territory included a vast forest.

• 中ちゅう世せいには多おおくの寺じ領りょうが武ぶ士しに奪うばわれた。

  In the Middle Ages, many temple estates were seized by warriors.