善ぜん吏り

noun

honest government official

Rare term for an upright or incorruptible public servant; mostly encountered in historical or literary contexts.

• 善ぜん吏りと呼よばれた役やく人にんは、決けっして賄わい賂ろを受うけ取とらなかった。

  The official called an honest government official never accepted bribes.