お預け

Etymology
Honorific prefix.

The senses of o-azuke all derive by extension from the verb's underlying sense of “entrusting”.

Noun

 * 1) a state of being on hold or delayed
 * 2) the act of putting a food item or other treat in front of a dog and making the dog wait
 * 3) the act of entrusting a person, especially a prisoner, into the care of someone else for purposes of imprisonment or punishment
 * 4) a person put into the care of someone else
 * 5)  during the, a daimyo or other retainer of the shogun put into the care of another daimyo's household for purposes of confinement or imprisonment
 * 1) a person put into the care of someone else
 * 2)  during the, a daimyo or other retainer of the shogun put into the care of another daimyo's household for purposes of confinement or imprisonment