Person of the first and second grades

Japanese: 甲乙人 - こうおつにん

〘Noun〙① Everyone, regardless of who they are. People of all ranks. It can also refer to ordinary people, miscellaneous people, people of low rank, and people of low rank who are not even worth mentioning. ※Toji Yuri Documents - Kyoto, February 28, 1068 (Jiryaku 4 ), Explanation of the Ise Province Okuni Shoji "Aritaka Arinin, Hannin Ason, Tamenori, Yotsune A and B people, etc., cannot own fields, etc." ※Sataminensho (Early 14th century) "A and B people, etc., refer to ordinary peasants, etc." ② In the Middle Ages, it referred to a third party who did not originally have any rights to a certain territory or position. ※ Documents of the Sumida family of Kii - July 20, 1204 (first year of the Genkyu era), Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine Temple Administration Office draft: "It is the custom of this manor _{to hand down} the _name of the land, _and on _the day of the _official affairs of the manor, the _manor official will decide, and _{the order} will give the _A _{and B} ranks to the people. _"

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 誰と限らずすべての人。貴賤上下の人。また、名をあげるまでもない一般庶民、雑人、地下人(じげにん)、凡下の者などをいう。※東寺百合文書‐京・治暦四年（1068）二月二八日・伊勢国大国荘司解案「有高有任・範任朝臣・為任・用常甲乙人人等領田畠等不可有」※沙汰未練書（１４Ｃ初）「甲乙人等とは凡下百姓等事也」② 中世、ある所領や所職に、本来的には無権利の第三者をさす。※紀伊隅田家文書‐元久元年（1204）七月二〇日・石清水八幡宮寺政所下文案「当御庄之習、縦雖_レ為_二相伝名田_一、対_二捍所当公事_一之日、相計為_二庄官沙汰_一、令_レ充_二賜甲乙人_一」

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