司し

noun

office (ritsuryō government department)

Archaic historical term for a government office beneath a bureau in the ritsuryō system. Not used in modern administrative contexts.

See also: 律令制

• 律りつ令りょう制せいでは、省しょうの下もとに司しが置おかれていた。

  Under the ritsuryō system, offices (司) were established beneath the ministries.