番ばん卒そつ

noun

sentry; guard

Historical term for a guard or sentry, especially in a military or castle context. Rare in modern Japanese; mostly encountered in historical texts or period pieces.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、城じょう門もんには番ばん卒そつが立たっていた。

  In the Edo period, sentries stood at the castle gates.