陵りょう戸こ

noun

imperial tomb guard

Archaic term for a person who guarded imperial tombs, part of the 五色の賤 (goshiki no sen) system of low-status groups in ancient Japan.

See also: 五色の賤

• 陵りょう戸こは古こ代だい律りつ令りょう制せい下かで天皇てんのうの陵りょう墓ぼを守まもる役やく目めを負おっていた。

  The 陵戸 were tasked with guarding imperial mausoleums under the ancient ritsuryō system.