帯たい刀とう御ご免めん

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Meanings

noun

privilege of wearing a sword for non-samurai

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

Historical term from the Edo period; refers to the special permission granted to certain non-samurai (e.g., merchants, doctors) to carry a sword, which was normally restricted to the samurai class.

江え戸ど時じ代だい、帯たい刀とう御ご免めんは特とく別べつな名めい誉よとされた。
During the Edo period, the privilege of wearing a sword was considered a special honor.