私し奴ぬ婢ひ

noun

privately owned slave

Archaic term for a privately owned slave in historical Japanese contexts. Often contrasted with 公奴婢 (くぬひ, publicly owned slave). See also 五色の賤.

See also: 五色の賤

• 律りつ令りょう制せいでは、私し奴ぬ婢ひは売ばい買ばいの対たい象しょうとなった。

  Under the Ritsuryō system, privately owned slaves could be bought and sold.