Jisho

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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died
Wikipedia definition
2. Junshi(following the lord in death, sometimes translated as "suicide through fidelity"), refers to the medieval Japanese act of vassals committing seppuku (ritual suicide) upon the death of their lord. Originally it was only performed when the lord was slain in battle or murdered.
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