版はん籍せき

noun

registry of land and people

Historical term referring to the combined register of land and population, especially in the context of the Meiji-era 版籍奉還 (return of the registers to the emperor). Rare in modern usage outside historical discussion.

• 版はん籍せき奉ほう還かんは明めい治じ政せい府ふの重じゅう要ような政せい策さくの一ひとつだった。

  The return of the land and population registers was one of the important policies of the Meiji government.