羈き縻び

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

tying down; binding; restraining

Archaic or literary term for physically or metaphorically binding something, such as tying a horse or restraining a person. Rare in modern Japanese.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、馬うまを羈き縻びするという表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In old texts, you can find the expression 'to tie down a horse' using 羈縻.

noun

jimi system; ancient Chinese indirect rule

Historical term referring to a Chinese administrative system for governing frontier regions through local chieftains. Extremely specialized; not used outside historical contexts.

• 羈き縻び政せい策さくは、中ちゅう国ごくの歴れき代だい王おう朝ちょうが辺へん境きょう統とう治ちに用もちいた間かん接せつ支し配はいの方ほう法ほうである。

  The jimi system was an indirect rule method used by successive Chinese dynasties to govern frontier regions.