also: まどころ · まつりごとどころ
noun
official in charge of administration of noble families' domains (Heian period)
Historical term for an official managing the household affairs and estates of powerful noble families from the mid-Heian period onward.
平安時代の貴族の家には、政所と呼ばれる役人がいた。
In the Heian period, noble households had an official called a mandokoro.
noun
titled lady; legal wife of an important official
Honorific abbreviation of 北の政所; refers to the principal wife of a high-ranking official or noble.
See also: 北の政所
北の政所は、しばしば単に政所とも呼ばれた。
The kita-no-mandokoro was often simply called mandokoro.
noun
government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods)
Historical administrative office handling financial and general affairs under the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates.
鎌倉幕府の政所は、財政や政務を担当した。
The mandokoro of the Kamakura shogunate handled finances and administration.
noun
clerk working for large temples and shrines
Historical term for a clerical official serving at major Buddhist temples or Shinto shrines.
大きな寺社では、政所が事務を処理していた。
At large temples and shrines, a mandokoro handled administrative tasks.