徳とく政せい令れい

noun

debt cancellation order

Historical term for an edict issued by the Emperor or Shogun during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, ordering the cancellation of debts. Archaic; encountered mainly in historical contexts.

• 室むろ町まち時じ代だいには、幕ばく府ふがしばしば徳とく政せい令れいを出だして借しゃっ金きんを帳ちょう消けしにした。

  During the Muromachi period, the shogunate often issued debt cancellation orders to wipe out debts.