荘しょう官かん

noun

manor administrator; estate steward

Historical term for an official who managed a shōen (荘園) estate in pre-Edo Japan. Compare 荘司, which often refers to a similar or overlapping role.

See also: 荘司

• 中ちゅう世せいの荘しょう園えんでは、荘しょう官かんが年ねん貢ぐの取とり立たてを行おこなった。

  In medieval manors, the estate steward collected the annual tribute.

noun

village headman (Edo period)

Historical term for a village headman during the Edo period, similar to 庄屋. This usage is distinct from the earlier manor administrator sense.

See also: 庄屋

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、荘しょう官かんは村むらの代だい表ひょうとして幕ばく府ふや藩はんと交こう渉しょうした。

  During the Edo period, the village headman negotiated with the shogunate or domain as the village representative.