noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
remonstrative suicide; dying to dissuade one's lord
Historical term for a retainer's act of committing suicide, or preparing to die, in order to remonstrate with or dissuade their feudal lord. Rare in modern usage; appears mainly in historical or literary contexts.
戦国時代には、家臣が主君をいさめるために諫死することがあった。
In the Warring States period, there were cases where retainers committed remonstrative suicide to dissuade their lord.
彼は主君の暴政を止めようと諫死を覚悟した。
He prepared to die in an effort to stop his lord's tyranny.