捨扶持すてぶち

noun

small stipend for bereaved family dependants (Edo period)

Historical term for a modest allowance paid to the dependants of a deceased person, particularly during the Edo period.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、捨扶すて持ぶちは遺い族ぞくの生せい活かつを支ささえるわずかな手て当あてだった。

  In the Edo period, the sutebuchi was a small allowance that supported the livelihood of the bereaved family.