衙が門もん

noun

government office; public office

Archaic term for a government or public office, used in historical contexts. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの衙が門もんは、今いまの市し役やく所しょのような役やく割わりを果はたしていた。

  The government office of the Edo period served a role similar to today's city hall.