circuit intendant

English

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 道臺道台 (dàotái).

Noun

circuit intendant (plural circuit intendants)

  1. (historical) The chief magistrate of a imperial Chinese circuit, overseeing both its civil operation and local defense.

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