おあずけ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of おあずけ – see the following entry.

【お預け】 [noun] a state of being on hold or delayed [noun] the act of putting a food item or other treat in front of a dog and making the dog wait [noun] the act of entrusting a person, especially a prisoner, into the care of someone else for purposes of imprisonment or punishment [noun] a person put into the care of someone else [noun] (historical) during the Edo period, a daimyo or other retainer of the shogun put into the care of another daimyo's household for purposes of confinement or imprisonment

(This term, おあずけ (oazuke), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)