供とも待まち

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

attendant's waiting room

Historical term for a room where attendants or servants waited, especially in samurai residences or noble households. Not used in modern everyday contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの武ぶ家け屋や敷しきには、供とも待まちと呼よばれる部屋へやがあった。

  In samurai residences of the Edo period, there was a room called a tomomachi (attendant's waiting room).

• 供とも待まちで家け来らいたちが主しゅ人じんの帰かえりを待まっていた。

  The retainers waited in the attendant's waiting room for their master's return.