町ちょう代だい

noun

assisting town official (Edo period)

Historical term for a subordinate town official in the Edo period, assisting higher-ranking officials like 町名主 or 町年寄.

See also: 町名主 · 町年寄

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、町ちょう代だいは町まち名な主ぬしの補ほ佐さ役やくとして町ちょう政せいに関かかわった。

  In the Edo period, the 町代 was involved in town administration as an assistant to the 町名主.