also: あんさつし
noun
travelling inspector of provincial governments (Nara and Heian periods)
Historical government position responsible for inspecting provincial administration during the Nara and Heian periods.
按察使は奈良時代に地方行政を監察するために置かれた官職である。
The Azechi was a government post established in the Nara period to inspect local administration.
Abbreviated form; less common than 按察使.
From Chinese 按察使 (àncháshǐ), a historical inspector title. The Japanese reading あぜち is a sound shift from あんさつし.