いのちごひ

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For pronunciation and definitions of いのちごひ – see the following entry.
命乞いのちご
[noun] the act of begging for mercy
[verb] to beg for mercy; to beg to have one's own life spared
[verb] (archaic) to pray to deities for longevity
(This term, いのちごひ, is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)