noun
subjects; retainers; vassals
Refers to people who serve a monarch or lord; a historical term not used in everyday modern Japanese. Often appears in discussions of feudal or imperial systems.
江戸時代、人臣は将軍に忠誠を誓った。
In the Edo period, retainers swore loyalty to the shogun.
「人臣」という言葉は、君主に仕える者を指す歴史的な表現です。
The word 人臣 is a historical expression referring to those who serve a monarch.