布衣

ほい【布衣】

1 〔平民〕 a commoner; 〈集合的に〉 the common people.

●布衣より身を起こす rise from commoner ranks; rise from obscurity.

2 〔無紋の狩衣(_かりぎぬ)〕 an uncrested hunting dress; 〔平服〕 (an) ordinary dress; the dress of a commoner.

●布衣の臣 a plain vassal; a plain “Mister.”