daimyo's mounted guard
Historical term for a mounted guard or escort of a daimyo during the Edo period.
During the Edo period, mounted guards accompanied the daimyo's procession.
Variant spelling with okurigana.
Variant using simplified 回.
Compound of 馬 (uma, 'horse') and 廻り (mawari, 'going around; escort'), referring to mounted attendants who rode around the daimyo's palanquin.