采女うねめ

noun

maid-in-waiting (ritsuryō system)

Historical term for a female attendant serving at the imperial court under the ritsuryō system. Archaic; used only in historical contexts.

• 采女うねめは律りつ令りょう制せい下かで宮きゅう中ちゅうに仕つかえた女じょ性せいである。

  Uneme were women who served at the imperial court under the ritsuryō system.