遺い賢けん

noun

able men left out of office

Rare, literary term for talented individuals overlooked for official positions. Mostly found in classical or historical contexts.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんには、遺い賢けんを嘆なげく記き述じゅつが見みられる。

  In old documents, one can find passages lamenting able men left out of office.