Honor guard - Gijo

Japanese: 儀仗 - ぎじょう

〘noun〙① Ceremonial weapons and equipment. Practical weapons were sometimes used for dignified purposes, but in most cases, flashy and formal weapons were used. ※Ryo Gikai (833) official: "Weapons. Ceremonial guards. (Says. For use in _warfare _{, they} are called _weapons . For use _{in ceremonial} appearances, _{they are called} _ceremonial guards. ₎ " ② Ceremonies. ※Hanrin Kourokushu (around 1518) 14, Rokuon-in Hall Centenary Memorial Ceremony: "In response to the envoy of _the Great Ming _, Zen Master Tenrin, a lecturer at the Kitayama Bekgyo Hermitage, the ceremonial guards were extremely well- _prepared ."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 儀礼用の武具、武器。実用のものを威儀として用いることもあるが、多くは華やかに飾った形式的なものを用いた。※令義解（833）職員「兵器。儀仗。〈謂。用_二之征伐_一曰_二兵器_一。用_二之礼容_一曰_二儀仗_一也〉」② 儀式。※翰林葫蘆集（1518頃）一四・鹿苑院殿百年忌陞座「接_二大明之使者天倫禅師一庵講師於北山別業_一儀仗甚盛矣」

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