noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
beseeching; requesting an audience
Archaic term for formally and humbly requesting to meet someone of higher status. Not used in modern everyday Japanese; encountered mainly in classical literature or historical descriptions.
古い記録には、家臣が主君に請謁する場面が描かれている。
Old records depict scenes of retainers beseeching an audience with their lord.
「請謁」は、現代ではほとんど使われない言葉だ。
The word 請謁 is hardly ever used in modern times.