noun
Rare term for a person in charge or head of a group; not common in modern Japanese.
古文書には、村の支配頭として名が記されている。
In old documents, his name is recorded as the village chief.
Standard suffix for 'head' or 'chief' of an organization; 支配頭 is an uncommon standalone noun.
Compound of 支配 (control, management) and 頭 (head, chief). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it appears in older texts as a term for a person in charge.