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候

verb

(archaic) to be; auxiliary used in place of -ある after で or に when forming a copula / (archaic) to do; auxiliary used in place of -ます after the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of a verb

彼はまだ生きて候。

He is still alive.

意味（1）

(archaic) to be; auxiliary used in place of -ある after で or に when forming a copula

止(と)め候(そろ)は如何(いかん)、実(じつ)に可慨(なげくべき)之(の)至(いたり)に候(そろ)事(こと)。

Tome soro wa ikan, jitsu ni nagekubeki no itari ni soro koto.How can he be stopped? It is a truly lamentable result.

意味（2）

(archaic) to do; auxiliary used in place of -ます after the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of a verb

誠(まこと)に可笑(わらうべき)事(こと)に御座(ござい)候(そろ)。

Makoto ni waraubeki koto ni gozaisoro.It is verily a laughable thing.