寝ねずの番ばん

noun

night watch; night watchman; sleepless vigil

Refers to staying awake all night to keep watch, or the person who does so. Often used in historical or traditional contexts, such as watching over a body before a funeral.

• 葬そう儀ぎの前ぜん夜や、親しん族ぞくが寝ねずの番ばんをした。

  The night before the funeral, the relatives kept a sleepless vigil.

• 城しろの寝ねずの番ばんが見み張はりを続つづけた。

  The castle's night watchman continued his lookout.