noun
territory under direct jurisdiction; direct holding
Refers to land or territory directly controlled by a central authority, such as a national government or a feudal lord, rather than through intermediaries.
江戸時代、幕府の直轄領は天領と呼ばれた。
During the Edo period, the shogunate's direct holdings were called tenryō.
この地域は中央政府の直轄領として管理されている。
This area is administered as a territory under the direct jurisdiction of the central government.
Means 'direct control' or 'direct jurisdiction' and is used as a prefix or noun modifier (e.g., 直轄市), whereas 直轄領 is the territory itself.
Compound of 直轄 (direct control) and 領 (territory, domain). The term is transparently derived from its components and is used in administrative and historical contexts.