遺い志し

noun

dying wish; wishes of the deceased

Refers to the will or wishes left by someone who has passed away, often used in formal or solemn contexts.

• 彼かれは父ちちの遺い志しを継ついで医い者しゃになった。

  He became a doctor, carrying on his father's dying wish.

• 故こ人じんの遺い志しに従したがい、葬そう儀ぎは家か族ぞくだけで行おこなわれた。

  In accordance with the deceased's wishes, the funeral was held with only family present.