noun
government post outside the ritsuryō code
Historical term for an official position or office created outside the original administrative code of the ritsuryō system. Archaic; used only in discussions of ancient Japanese government.
See also: 令 (りょう) · 律令 (りつりょう)
令外の官は、律令制の枠外で設けられた役職である。
Ryōge no kan are official posts established outside the framework of the ritsuryō system.
Refers to the historical legal and administrative system itself, while 令外の官 denotes specific offices created outside that system.
Compound of 令 (ryō, 'administrative code'), 外 (ge, 'outside'), and 官 (kan, 'government post'). The term originates from the historical ritsuryō system of ancient Japan.