noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
attendant's waiting room
Historical term for a room where attendants or servants waited, especially in samurai residences or noble households. Not used in modern everyday contexts.
江戸時代の武家屋敷には、供待ちと呼ばれる部屋があった。
In samurai residences of the Edo period, there was a room called a tomomachi (attendant's waiting room).
供待ちで家来たちが主人の帰りを待っていた。
The retainers waited in the attendant's waiting room for their master's return.