stipend in rice
Historical term for a stipend paid in rice, typically to samurai or retainers during the Edo period.
江戸時代、扶持米は武士の給与の一部だった。
In the Edo period, the rice stipend was part of a samurai's salary.
Compound of 扶持 (stipend, allowance) and 米 (rice). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is associated with Edo-period stipend systems.