noun
model; pattern; example to follow
Literary and archaic term for a model, pattern, or exemplar to be imitated. Rarely used in modern Japanese outside classical or formal contexts.
古典に「儀刑」という語が見られるが、現代ではほとんど使われない。
The word 儀刑 appears in classical texts, but it is hardly used today.
The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 儀 (ceremony, model) and 刑/型/形 (form, pattern) suggest a compound meaning 'model form' or 'exemplary pattern'. The word is of Chinese origin (kango) and is now archaic.