also: そなえたて
disposition of troops; battle formation
Archaic military term referring to the arrangement or formation of troops before battle. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.
In documents from the Warring States period, diagrams of troop dispositions are often drawn.
この合戦では、巧妙な備立てが勝敗を分けた。
In this battle, the clever battle formation decided victory or defeat.
Abbreviated kanji form; less common than 備立て.
Alternate reading; less common than そなえだて.
Compound of 備え (sonae, 'preparation, military arrangement') and 立て (date, 'arrangement, formation'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is an archaic military term.