旗き鼓こ

noun

banners and drums; army

Archaic or literary metonym for an army or military force, from the banners and drums used in battle. Rare in modern Japanese outside historical or poetic contexts.

• 古こ典てんでは「旗き鼓こ」が軍ぐん勢ぜいを指さすことがある。

  In classical texts, '旗鼓' can refer to an army.