noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
loving and caring for; cherishing
Archaic noun and suru-verb meaning to love and take good care of something or someone. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by expressions like 大切にする or 慈しむ.
古い文献では「子を愛重する」のように使われることがある。
In old texts, it can be used like 'to love and care for one's child'.
Compound of 愛 (love) and 重 (to value, to respect). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning follows from the components.