里さと長おさ

noun

village chief

Archaic term for the head of a village, used in historical contexts such as the Edo period or earlier.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの里さと長おさは、村むらの代だい表ひょうとして年ねん貢ぐの取とりまとめを行おこなった。

  During the Edo period, the village chief coordinated the collection of annual tribute as the village representative.