Definition of 譜代 (ふだい)

noun
1.
successive generations
2.
hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)(abbreviation)
See also:譜代大名
Other readings:
譜第【ふだい】
Related Kanji
musical score, music, note, staff, table, genealogy
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
No., residence