Attendant - Zuihyo

Japanese: 随兵 - ずいひょう

〘 noun 〙 (old name: zuibyou)① A soldier who accompanies an escort. Accompanying soldier. ※Konjaku (around 1120) vol. 17 "While he was already fighting, leading his escorts to attack the enemy." ※Santos no Onsakusho (1591) vol. 1 "He turned his back on the escorts, and pushed them away."② Armored mounted soldiers who accompanied the Kebiishi from the end of the Heian period to the Kamakura period. ※Efukan Shozokusho ( around 1314) "The escorts of the Kebiishi wore full armor, bore hats, and did not wield swords."③ In the Middle Ages, a warrior who was armed and provided guard on horseback before and after the procession of the shogun or nobles or when a portable shrine was carried. Zuihei. ※Takanohon Heike (early 13th century) 10 "Over 30 soldiers guarded the front and rear of the carriage."

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (古くは「ずいびょう」)① 供につれる兵士。随行の兵士。※今昔（1120頃か）一七「敵を責めて罸(うたむ)が為に員の随兵を率して既に戦かふ間」※サントスの御作業（1591）一「ソノシャメンヲアタユルゾトイッテ、ソノミワ zuibiǒ(ズイビャウ) ヲグシテカエリ」② 平安末期から鎌倉時代にかけて、検非違使にしたがって出行する甲装騎馬の兵士。※衛府官装束抄（1314頃）「検非違使の随兵はよろひきて、胡籙をひて、太刀をはかぬなり」③ 中世、将軍や貴人の出行や神輿渡御の時に武装して騎馬でその前後を警護した武士。ずいへい。※高野本平家（１３Ｃ前）一〇「随兵(ズイヒャウ)卅余騎、車の前後にうちかこで守護し奉る」

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