検けん番ばん芸げい者しゃ

noun

call-office geisha; registered geisha

Historical term for a geisha affiliated with a kenban (検番), a call-office that managed bookings and training. Often referred to a skilled, experienced geisha. The term is now largely historical, as the kenban system has declined.

See also: 検番

• かつて花はな街まちでは、検けん番ばん芸げい者しゃが宴えん席せきの中ちゅう心しんだった。

  In the old pleasure quarters, the call-office geisha were the center of banquets.

• 検けん番ばん芸げい者しゃは、検けん番ばんを通つうじて仕し事ごとの依い頼らいを受うけていた。

  Call-office geisha received work requests through the kenban.