治ち下か

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

under the rule of; under the reign of

Formal, somewhat literary term used in historical or political contexts to indicate being under a particular ruler, government, or administration. Often appears in the pattern 〜の治下に.

• この地ち域いきは長ながく徳とく川がわ幕ばく府ふの治ち下かにあった。

  This region was long under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate.

• 治ち下かの民たみは重じゅう税ぜいに苦くるしんだ。

  The people under his rule suffered from heavy taxes.