土ど侯こう

noun

local ruler; local lord

Historical term for a regional ruler or chieftain, often in pre-modern or colonial contexts. Not used in modern political discourse.

• 19世せい紀きのアフリカでは、多おおくの土ど侯こうが独どく自じの領りょう地ちを治おさめていた。

  In 19th-century Africa, many local rulers governed their own territories.