警けい蹕ひつ

noun

heralding; clearing the way for a noble

Historical term for the practice of announcing and clearing the path for an imperial or high-ranking person's procession. Rare in modern Japanese; encountered mainly in historical or literary contexts.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには、貴き人じんの通つう行こうに先さき立だって警けい蹕ひつが行おこなわれたと記しるされている。

  Ancient documents record that heralding was performed before the passage of a noble person.