To serve or work for someone or an organization; to attend to or be in service of a superior.
若い頃は寺に仕えて修行した。
When he was young he served at a temple and trained.
彼は長年社長に仕えてきた秘書だ。
He is a secretary who has served the company president for many years.
国王に仕える側近の仕事は大変だ。
The work of an aide serving the king is demanding.