郷ごう士し

noun

country samurai; rural samurai

Historical term for lower-ranking samurai who lived in rural areas, often engaged in farming, during the Edo period.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、郷ごう士しは村むらの有ゆう力りょく者しゃとしての役やく割わりも果はたした。

  During the Edo period, country samurai also played the role of influential figures in villages.