国こく守しゅ

noun

provincial governor (ritsuryō system)

Historical term for a governor appointed to a province under the ritsuryō legal system of ancient Japan.

• 国こく守しゅは律りつ令りょう制せいのもとで地ち方ほう行ぎょう政せいを担たん当とうした。

  The provincial governor was in charge of local administration under the ritsuryō system.

noun

daimyo with a multi-province domain

Historical term for a daimyo whose domain encompassed one or more provinces; compare with 国主 (sense 2).

See also: 国主

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、国こく守しゅと呼よばれる大だい名みょうが複ふく数すうの国くにを治おさめることもあった。

  In the Edo period, daimyo called 国守 sometimes ruled over multiple provinces.