Vocabulary

retainer

()(らい)

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(1) Noun

In the Edo period of Japan, a retainer was a vassal who provided military service to a lord in exchange for rice and a stipend. Retainers were also known as samurai. 

日本(にっぽん)江戸(えど)時代(じだい)家臣(かしん)とは、(べい)(ろく)()()えに領主(りょうしゅ)軍事(ぐんじ)奉仕(ほうし)する家臣(かしん)のことでした。家臣(かしん)(さむらい)とも()ばれていました。

Examples

  1. The retainer helped manage the household affairs of the noble family.
  2. He hired a retainer to assist with his legal matters.

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