緇し衣え

noun

priest's black robe

Specifically a black robe worn by Buddhist priests. A literary or technical term used in Buddhist contexts.

• 緇し衣えをまとった僧そう侶りょが静しずかに歩あるいていた。

  A monk wearing a black robe was walking quietly.

noun

priest (metonymy)

Metonymic use: the robe stands for the priest who wears it. Rare and literary; cross-referenced with 僧侶.

See also: 僧侶

• 古ふるい寺でらの記き録ろくに「緇し衣え数すう十じゅう人にん」とある。

  An old temple record says 'several tens of priests' (literally 'black robes').