追おい腹ばら

noun

following one's master in death by seppuku

Historical term for a retainer committing ritual suicide after the death of their lord. Often contrasted with 先腹 (sakibara), where the retainer dies before the master.

See also: 先腹

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、追おい腹ばらは忠ちゅう義ぎの証あかしと見みなされることもあった。

  In the Edo period, following one's master in death by seppuku was sometimes regarded as a proof of loyalty.

• 主しゅ君くんの死し後ご、家か臣しんが追おい腹ばらを切きることは殉じゅん死しの一いち形けい態たいだった。

  After the lord's death, a retainer committing oibara was a form of junshi (following one's master in death).