酒さか人びと

noun

person in charge of brewing sacrificial wine

Archaic term for an official responsible for brewing sake used in Shinto rituals. Cross-referenced with 神酒 (sacred sake).

See also: 神酒

• 古ふるい記き録ろくによると、酒さか人びとは神しん事じに使つかう酒さけを造つくる役やく目めを負おっていた。

  According to old records, the sakabito was responsible for brewing the sake used in Shinto rituals.