堵と列れつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

row of people; lining up side by side

Formal or literary term for people standing in a row or line, often in a ceremonial or organized context. Used as a noun or with する to describe the act of forming such a row.

• 参さん列れつ者しゃが堵と列れつして、式しき典てんの開かい始しを待まっていた。

  The attendees lined up in rows, waiting for the ceremony to begin.