Definition of 寺預け (てらあずけ)

てらあず

寺預け

てらあずけ

teraazuke

noun
incarcerating a criminal in a temple as a form of punishment (popular during the latter Muromachi and Azuchi-Momoyama periods)(obscure)
See also:寺入り
Related Kanji
Buddhist temple
deposit, custody, leave with, entrust to