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…At this new stage, the previous shiki (position) was replaced by the widely used kyoushu (position of the lord of the land) who governed the land under the lord of the land (the lord of the land or the land steward). Taking the Toji manor as an example, a new ruling system was established: the lord of the land, Toji (the lord of the land or the land steward) - kyoushu (also called shomu shiki) - kyoushudai (shomu daikan). During the Nanboku-cho and Muromachi periods, the real power of the manor was transferred to the kyoushu or kyoushudai, and local samurai, kashiage (rented landlords), and dokura (rented landlords) were often appointed as contract daikan, and the kyoushu position also disappeared with the collapse of the manor system. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "salaryman's salary" are listed below.

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…このような新たな段階に至り，それまでの職（しき）にかわって，一円領の領主(領家ないし地頭)の下で在地の支配にあたる〈給主職〉が広く登場してくる。東寺領荘園を例にみると，領主東寺(領家職ないし地頭職)―給主(所務職ともいう)―給主代(所務代官)といった新たな支配体制がとられている。そして南北朝･室町時代には，荘園支配の実権は給主ないし給主代の手にうつって，在地の武士や借上（かしあげ）･土倉が請負代官として起用されることが多くなり，さらに荘園制の崩壊とともに給主職も姿を消していった。…

※「給主代」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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