Here, Kyujin-chi differs from that of the Chiho-chigyo system (in which the right to land control was given to Hatamoto or others), in that farm land was supplied depending the social status of the family.
ここでいう給人地とは、地方知行制で云う給人地（＝領地）を指すのではなく、家格に応じて支給される田畑のことである。