神しん田でん

noun

shrine-affiliated field

Archaic term for a field whose tax-exempt harvest proceeds were used to fund shrine operations. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical or specialized contexts.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには、神しん田でんから上あがる収しゅう穫かくが神じん社じゃの維い持じに充あてられたと記しるされている。

  Ancient documents record that the harvest from shrine-affiliated fields was used to maintain the shrine.