First term - Ichigobun

Japanese: 一期分 - いちごぶん

〘noun〙 A form of property inheritance in the Middle Ages. From the end of the Kamakura period to the Muromachi period, when property was transferred or inherited, it was property with a special clause that it would be returned to the eldest son or future lord upon the death of the heir. It was mainly a measure to prevent a decrease in territory due to divided inheritance of land or property, and this form was often used in transfers to women, and sometimes it was extended to illegitimate children as well. The same was true for widow shares and retirement shares. It was widely seen in the transitional period from divided inheritance to single inheritance. ⇔ Permanent territory. → Eldest son system. *Irikiin documents - Document dated June 23, leap year 1349 (Sadawa 5), Shibuya Shigekatsu leaves it here: "Women should also be given one cho, one place, and one term share."

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Japanese:

〘名〙中世、財産相続の一形態。鎌倉末期から室町時代にかけて、財産を譲与、相続する場合、相続人が死亡したときは惣領または、未来領主に返還される特約のついた財産。おもに土地、財産の分割相続による所領の減少を防ぐための処置で、特に女子に対する譲与はこの形をとることが多く、時には庶子にも及んだ。また、後家分(ごけぶん)、隠居分の場合も同様。分割相続から単独相続にいたる過渡期にひろく見られた。⇔永領。→惣領制。※入来院文書‐貞和五年（1349）閏六月二三日・渋谷重勝置文「女子においては壱町壱箇所壱期分もつべし」

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