servant

Japanese: servant
servant

…Generally, it refers to servants such as low-ranking officials, men and women who were called to work at the Imperial Court, but here we will look at servants in Europe, especially in England, who work as domestic workers. In Japan, their existence varies widely and cannot be discussed in general terms, but please refer to the entry for 'Genin'.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "servant" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…一般には,宮中に召されて使われた身分の低い官人や下男,下女などの奉公人を指すが,ここではヨーロッパことにイギリスの,家事労働に従事する使用人servantとしての召使を扱う。日本では,その存在形態が多様で一概には論じられないが,〈下人(げにん)〉の項目を参照されたい。…

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