専せん売ばい局きょく

noun

Monopoly Bureau

Historical term for the Japanese government agency that managed monopolies on salt, tobacco, and camphor. Now obsolete as an active institution.

• 専せん売ばい局きょくは、かつて塩しおやタバコの専せん売ばいを管かん理りしていた。

  The Monopoly Bureau formerly managed the monopolies on salt and tobacco.