also: そつ
noun
director of the Dazaifu
Historical title for the head of the Dazaifu (大宰府), the regional government in Kyushu during the Nara and Heian periods. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.
See also: 大宰府
帥は大宰府の長官として九州の統治にあたった。
The Sochi governed Kyushu as the head of the Dazaifu.
Dazaifu is the regional government office; 帥 is the title of its director.
The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 帥 is conventionally associated with the meaning of a military or administrative leader.