zuru verb, transitive verb
invest with a fief; enfeoff
Historical term for granting a fief to a vassal. Used in pre-modern Japanese contexts; the modern equivalent is 封じる.
将軍は功臣に領地を封じた。
The shogun invested the meritorious retainer with a fief.
古文書
In the old document, it is written 'to enfeoff a territory'.