The guarantee given by the bakufu to protect a hereditary territory ruled by its vassal was known as "honryo-ando" (assurance of territorial rights), while the allocation of a new territory by the government was called "shinon-kyuyo" (territory allocation).
幕府が御家人の所領支配を保証することを本領安堵（ほんりょうあんど）といい、幕府が新たに所領を与えることを新恩給与（しんおんきゅうよ）という。