冊さく封ほう使し

noun

accredited Chinese envoy to neighboring kingdoms

Historical term for an envoy sent by the Chinese emperor to invest kings of tributary states such as Ryukyu. Used in East Asian diplomatic history contexts.

• 琉りゅう球きゅう王おう国こくに派は遣けんされた冊さく封ほう使しは、中ちゅう国ごく皇こう帝ていの権けん威いを伝つたえる役やく割わりを担になっていた。

  The accredited Chinese envoy dispatched to the Ryukyu Kingdom was responsible for conveying the authority of the Chinese emperor.