Rei-sen (gratuity money)

Japanese: 礼銭 - れいせん

〘noun〙① Money used to give a gift. Gifts. ※Daijo-in Temple and Shrine Miscellany - November 22, 1465 (Kansho 6) "The _two peasants then _gave _1,500 pieces of gift money." [Late Han Shu - Yotsugi Zokuden] ② Money offered to the shogunate on special occasions during the Muromachi period. Also, bribes given to shogunate officials. ※Kyōka/Kingen Wakashu (around 1492-1501) "The thought of gift money (reisen) was so unbearable that I didn't realize I would lose my life."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 礼をするために用いる金銭。礼物。※大乗院寺社雑事記‐寛正六年（1465）一一月二二日「自_二百姓方_一千五百疋礼銭出_レ之」〔後漢書‐羊続伝〕② 室町時代、特定の祝儀の時に、幕府へ奉った金銭。また、幕府の役人に贈った賄賂。※狂歌・金言和歌集（1492‐1501頃）「礼銭(レイセン)におもひつくみのあぢきなさ身をうしなはんこともしらずて」

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