(n)lien on a tenant's property for the satisfaction of unpaid rent or property damage; the landlord is given the status of a preferred creditor with regard to the tenant's property
[ちょうあいいっしん, chouaiisshin](n) standing highest in one's master's favor; monopolizing the affection (favor) of the lord; being the lord's favorite lady[Add to Longdo]
[へやご, heyago](n) (1) (See 部屋住み) young adult still living at home; dependent; (2) (See 部屋方) female servant working for a lady-in-waiting working in the inner part of a lord's house (Edo period); (3) freeloader living in a samurai's house; (4) young kabuki actor in service of a master (Edo period)[Add to Longdo]