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惣そう管かん領りょう

Meanings

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noun

governor-general (historical)

A historical title for a high-ranking military or administrative official in pre-modern Japan, roughly equivalent to a governor-general.

惣そう管かん領りょうは、室むろ町まち時じ代だいの重じゅう要ような役やく職しょくの一ひとつだった。
The governor-general was one of the important posts in the Muromachi period.

Kanji

惣all
管pipe, tube, wind instrument
領jurisdiction, dominion, territory

Etymology

The term is composed of 惣 (general, overall), 管 (control, manage), and 領 (territory, jurisdiction). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a conventional title for a high-ranking official.