尚しょう書しょ省しょう

noun

Department of State Affairs

Historical term for one of the three central government departments in Tang dynasty China, corresponding to the 三省 (Sanshō) system.

See also: 三省

• 尚しょう書しょ省しょうは唐とうの三さん省しょうの一ひとつで、行ぎょう政せいの実じつ務むを担たん当とうした。

  The Department of State Affairs was one of the three departments of the Tang dynasty, responsible for administrative affairs.