Change of the chigyo's form from jigatachigyo to kuramaichigyo by a shogun or a daimyo was called 'jikata-meshiage' (territory expropriation), while the change from kuramaichigyo to jigatachigyo was called 'jikata-naoshi' (territory readjustment).
将軍や大名が家臣の知行を地方知行から蔵米知行に改めることを「地方召上（じかためしあげ）」と呼び、逆に蔵米知行から地方知行に改めることを「地方直（じかたなおし）」と呼んだ。