下げ殿でん

noun

leaving the palace

Historical term referring to the act of a noble or official departing from the imperial palace. Rare in modern Japanese outside historical or literary contexts.

• 平へい安あん時じ代だいの貴き族ぞくは、日ひが暮くれる前まえに下げ殿でんするのが慣かん例れいだった。

  In the Heian period, it was customary for nobles to leave the palace before dusk.