Public official - Kujiyaku

Japanese: 公事役 - くじやく

〘Noun〙 Miscellaneous taxes of the Middle Ages. In contrast to the annual tax, which was a regular tax. They were also called public affairs, public duties, public services, and office duties, and when collected in money, they were also called public money, public affairs money, public service money, hanging money, bunichi, and commission money. ※Rokkaku Shikimoku (1567), Article 33: "1. Areas exempt from public affairs and services cannot _{be abandoned} _or destroyed in any way, _both in the past and _present ."

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Japanese:

〘名〙中世の雑税。正税である年貢に対する。公事、公用、公役、所役などともいわれ、また銭で徴収される場合は、公銭、公事銭、公事役銭、懸銭、分一、口銭などとも呼ばれた。※六角氏式目（1567）三三条「一、諸公事役御免除之地、古今共以不_レ可_レ被_二棄破_一事」

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