幕ばく府ふ領りょう

noun

shogunate territory; land under direct shogunate control

Historical term referring to land directly governed by the shogunate during the Edo period, as opposed to domains held by daimyo. Also known as 天領 (tenryō).

See also: 天領

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、幕ばく府ふ領りょうは全ぜん国こくの約やく4分ぶんの1を占しめていた。

  During the Edo period, shogunate territories accounted for about a quarter of the country.