愛あい寵ちょう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

favor; affectionate patronage

Rare literary noun or suru-verb meaning to favor or cherish someone; the more common word is 寵愛 (ちょうあい).

See also: 寵愛

• 「愛あい寵ちょう」は古ふるい文ぶん献けんで見みられるが、現げん代だいではほとんど使つかわれない。

  愛寵 appears in old texts but is hardly used today.

• 彼かれは主しゅ君くんに愛あい寵ちょうされた家か臣しんだった。

  He was a retainer favored by his lord.