郡ぐん長ちょう

noun

district headman; head county official

Historical administrative title for the head of a county (郡) in pre-modern Japan. Not used in contemporary local government.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、郡ぐん長ちょうは郡ぐんの行ぎょう政せいを担たん当とうした。

  In the Edo period, the district headman was in charge of county administration.