供とも人びと

noun

companion; attendant; follower

Refers to a person who accompanies someone, often in a serving or supportive role. The word is somewhat literary or old-fashioned; in modern casual speech, 連れ or 仲間 are more common.

• 旅たびのともびととして、彼かれは頼たよりになった。

  As a traveling companion, he was reliable.

• 王おうのともびととして仕つかえる。

  Serve as an attendant to the king.