余よ賊ぞく

noun

remaining bandits; unconquered rebels; escaped thieves

Rare term referring to bandits, rebels, or thieves who remain at large after a conflict or crackdown. Often used in historical or literary contexts.

• 討とう伐ばつ軍ぐんは山さん中ちゅうに潜ひそむ余よ賊ぞくを掃そう討とうした。

  The punitive force mopped up the remaining bandits hiding in the mountains.

• 反はん乱らんの首しゅ謀ぼう者しゃは捕とらえられたが、余よ賊ぞくはなお各かく地ちに散ちらばっている。

  The ringleader of the rebellion was captured, but the remaining rebels are still scattered across the region.