有ゆう衆しゅう

noun

the multitudes; the people

Archaic or literary term for the common people or the masses, often with a classical Chinese flavor. Not used in modern everyday speech.

• 古こ典てんでは「有ゆう衆しゅう」は民みん衆しゅうを指さす語ごとして見みられる。

  In classical texts, 有衆 is seen as a word referring to the common people.