having one's own premises; owning a room
Refers to the state of having one's own room or premises, often in a professional or business context. The cross-reference 部屋持ちの親方 suggests a master craftsman with his own workshop.
See also: 部屋持ちの親方
He became independent as a master craftsman with his own workshop.
high-ranking Edo-period prostitute with her own room
Historical term, abbreviation of 部屋持ち女郎. Refers to a prostitute in the Edo period who was successful enough to have her own room in a brothel.
In Yoshiwara, a 部屋持ち was a high-ranking courtesan who had her own room.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling with the same reading.
Compound of 部屋 (room) and 持ち (holding, having). The historical sense is an abbreviation of 部屋持ち女郎.