藩はん士し

noun

retainer of a daimyo; feudal retainer

Historical term for a samurai who served a daimyo during the Edo period. Not used for modern retainers or employees.

• 彼かれの先せん祖ぞは江え戸ど時じ代だいに藩はん士しだった。

  His ancestor was a retainer of a daimyo in the Edo period.

• 藩はん士したちは城じょう下か町まちに住すんでいた。

  The feudal retainers lived in the castle town.