Meshibumi - Meshibumi

Japanese: 召文 - めしぶみ

〘noun〙① A letter issued by a government office to summon someone. A summons. A summons. A letter of summons. ※Essay, Oritaku Shiba no Ki (circa 1716), part 2 "In February of this year, the Magistrate's Office of Temples and Shrines sent out a summons, stating that all three Imperial Palaces should report to the Imperial Court." ② A summons issued by the court to make the plaintiff or defendant appear in court in the litigation system of the Kamakura and Muromachi Shogunates. Plaintiffs were to appear within a specific number of days, and if they were unable to do so, they would submit a request to that effect. A summons. A letter of summons. ※Azuma Kagami - January 7, 1190, First Year of the Kenkyu Era (1190), " _At the peak of the administrative period, _two summonses were _issued to the vassals _west of Sagami Province. _"

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 官公署が人を召し出すために出す書状。呼出状。召喚状。召状。召符。※随筆・折たく柴の記（1716頃）下「此年の二月、三院ともに下向すべきの由、寺社奉行所の召文をつかはせしに」② 鎌倉・室町幕府の訴訟制度で、裁判所が法廷に訴人（原告）や論人（被告）を出頭させるために発給した召喚状。訴論人は特定の日数内に出頭し、それができない場合、その旨の請文を出した。召状。召符。※吾妻鏡‐建久元年（1190）正月七日「盛時行政等書_二召文_一、被_レ下_二于相摸国以西御家人_一」

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