座ざ敷しき牢ろう

noun

room for confining criminals or the mentally ill (Edo period)

Historical term for a room used to confine criminals or people considered mentally ill during the Edo period. Not used in modern contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、座ざ敷しき牢ろうが犯はん罪ざい者しゃや精せい神しん障しょう害がい者しゃを閉とじ込こめるために使つかわれた。

  During the Edo period, zashikirō were used to confine criminals and the mentally ill.