輿よ望ぼう

noun

popularity; public esteem; reputation

Literary noun for the trust, confidence, or favorable reputation a person enjoys among the public. Rare in modern conversation; typically encountered in formal writing or older texts.

• 彼かれは国こく民みんの輿よ望ぼうを一いっ身しんに集あつめた指し導どう者しゃだった。

  He was a leader who enjoyed the full confidence and esteem of the people.