Or some of them received a court rank after they worked as servants such as chonai (a servant for Imperial Prince) or shijin (lower-rank officers provided to the Imperial or noble families and used as a guard or miscellaneous services) for Koshin (Emperor's family) and nobles.
または帳内・資人などの皇親・貴族の従者を勤めた後に叙位を受ける例もあった。