前さき輿ごし

noun

front palanquin carrier

Historical term for the person who carries the front of a palanquin (輿). Rare in modern usage, mostly found in historical or literary contexts.

• 時じ代だい劇げきで、前さき輿ごしと後あと輿ごしが駕籠かごを担かつぐ場ば面めんを見みた。

  In a period drama, I saw a scene where the front and rear palanquin carriers were carrying the palanquin.