お忍しのび

noun

travelling incognito (of a person of high rank)

Refers to a high-ranking person, such as a daimyo or noble, traveling in disguise or without official retinue to avoid attention. Often used in historical contexts.

• 将しょう軍ぐんがお忍しのびで町まちを視し察さつした。

  The shogun inspected the town incognito.

noun

special palanquin for incognito travel

Historical abbreviation of 御忍び駕籠, a palanquin used by a daimyo or his wife when traveling incognito. Rare standalone use; mainly encountered in historical texts.

See also: 御忍び駕籠

• 「御お忍しのび」は、もともと御お忍しのび駕籠かごの略りゃく称しょうとして使つかわれた。

  Originally, お忍び was used as an abbreviation for 御忍び駕籠, a special palanquin.