陪ばい従じゅう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

attending on; accompanying; waiting upon

Formal or literary term for attending on a superior or accompanying someone as a retainer or attendant. Often used in historical or ceremonial contexts.

• 王おうに陪ばい従じゅうして諸しょ国こくを巡めぐった。

  He accompanied the king and traveled around the provinces.

• 式しき典てんでは、若わかい役やく人にんが大だい臣じんに陪ばい従じゅうした。

  At the ceremony, a young official attended on the minister.