noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
commentary on a biographical subject
Used in historical or literary contexts, especially in Chinese-style historiography, for evaluative remarks appended to a biography. Rare in modern everyday Japanese.
史書の列伝の末尾に論賛が付されている。
A commentary on the subject is appended at the end of the biography in the historical record.
From Chinese 論贊／论赞 (lùnzàn), a term used in traditional historiography for evaluative comments on a biographical subject.