敗はい衄じく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

defeat; loss

Archaic literary term for suffering a defeat or loss, especially in battle or competition. Not used in modern everyday speech.

• 古ふるい軍ぐん記き物もの語がたりには「敗はい衄じく」という語ごがしばしば見みられる