総領

そうりょう

• Noun

  common noun
  1. eldest child; oldest child; first-born child.
  2. child who carries on the family name.
  3. pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces.

     archaism

     See also 律令制 , 総領 .

  4. head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period).

     archaism