賊ぞく臣しん

noun

rebel minister; traitorous vassal

Historical term for a minister or retainer who betrays their lord or the state. Used in contexts of rebellion or treason within a feudal or imperial court setting.

• 彼かれは主しゅ君くんに背そむいた賊ぞく臣しんとして歴れき史しに名なを残のこした。

  He went down in history as a traitorous vassal who betrayed his lord.