太たい守しゅ

noun

viceroy; governor-general

Historical title for a high-ranking official governing a province or territory on behalf of a monarch, used in contexts such as ancient China or colonial administrations.

• 清しん朝ちょうの時じ代だい、雲うん南なんには太たい守しゅが置おかれていた。

  During the Qing dynasty, a viceroy was stationed in Yunnan.

• インド総そう督とくは、事じ実じつ上じょうの太たい守しゅとして広こう大だいな地ち域いきを統とう治ちした。

  The Governor-General of India ruled a vast territory as a de facto viceroy.