total village crop yield (Edo period)
Historical term referring to the assessed total rice yield of a village, used for taxation in the Edo period.
この村の村高は江戸時代に約三百石と記録されている。
The total crop yield of this village is recorded as about 300 koku in the Edo period.
Compound of 村 (mura, 'village') and 高 (daka, 'amount, yield'), with rendaku voicing. The term is specific to the Edo-period taxation system.