petitioner; supplicant
Historical term for someone who submits a formal petition or request, especially to a lord or authority.
Refers to someone engaged in prayer or religious supplication, often in a historical or traditional context.
beggar-priest
Abbreviation of 願人坊主; a mendicant monk or begging priest, often seen in historical or folk contexts.
See also: 願人坊主
In the Edo period, petitioners sometimes appealed directly to the shogunate.
The worshipper prayed earnestly at the shrine.
The beggar-priest (gannin) chanted sutras while begging on the street corner.
proxy petitioner; one who prays on behalf of another
applicant
petitioner; complainant
street-performing priest; itinerant monk-entertainer
Compound of 願 (petition, prayer) and 人 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term appears in Edo-period and earlier texts.