noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
attendance on a superior; accompanying a dignitary
Formal, literary term for attending or escorting a superior, such as a lord or high-ranking person. Rare in modern everyday language; mostly found in historical or ceremonial contexts.
中世の武士は主君に扈従して戦場に向かった。
Medieval warriors accompanied their lord to the battlefield.
At the ceremony, attendants accompanying the high official could be seen.