A terminal with a terminal insertion space for allowing insertion of a counterpart terminal from a front side to a back side, wherein the terminal insertion space is formed substantially into a tubular shape by folding and overlapping side edge ends of first and second side walls (31,41), the first and second side wall (31,41) being located away from each other in a width direction and having heights in a height direction, respectively, a contact piece supported in a cantilever manner in a state of being elastically deformable in the height direction is provided along a direction of insertion of the counterpart terminal at the side edge end of the folded and overlapped first side wall located closer to the terminal insertion space, a reinforcing part supported in a cantilever manner and configured to reinforce the contact piece in the height direction is provided along the direction of insertion of the counterpart terminal at the side edge end of the folded and overlapped second side wall located farther from the terminal insertion space, wherein a free end of the contact piece faces the reinforcing part in the height direction, a contact point part provided to the contact piece and configured to come into contact with the counterpart terminal is located more on the back side in the direction of insertion than a support part of the contact piece, characterized in that the contact piece includes an embossed part, which is located in the vicinity of the support part of the contact piece and formed by embossing a surface of the contact piece in the height direction, wherein the shape of the embossed part has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, wherein a side edge of the reinforcing part is folded back toward a surface of the reinforcing part on an opposite side of the contact piece, and wherein a lance piece supported in a cantilever manner is formed at the folded side edge of the reinforcing part. the terminal insertion space is formed substantially into a tubular shape by folding and overlapping side edge ends of first and second side walls (31,41), the first and second side wall (31,41) being located away from each other in a width direction and having heights in a height direction, respectively, a contact piece supported in a cantilever manner in a state of being elastically deformable in the height direction is provided along a direction of insertion of the counterpart terminal at the side edge end of the folded and overlapped first side wall located closer to the terminal insertion space, a reinforcing part supported in a cantilever manner and configured to reinforce the contact piece in the height direction is provided along the direction of insertion of the counterpart terminal at the side edge end of the folded and overlapped second side wall located farther from the terminal insertion space, wherein a free end of the contact piece faces the reinforcing part in the height direction, a contact point part provided to the contact piece and configured to come into contact with the counterpart terminal is located more on the back side in the direction of insertion than a support part of the contact piece, characterized in that the contact piece includes an embossed part, which is located in the vicinity of the support part of the contact piece and formed by embossing a surface of the contact piece in the height direction, wherein the shape of the embossed part has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, wherein a side edge of the reinforcing part is folded back toward a surface of the reinforcing part on an opposite side of the contact piece, and wherein a lance piece supported in a cantilever manner is formed at the folded side edge of the reinforcing part.