Definition

1. Noun (Historical Title):
   • Cochinchinese district chief: A colonial-era administrative title for a local chief or head of a province (tỉnh) in Southern Vietnam (Cochinchina) during the French colonial period.
   • Province chief: The head of a provincial administration in the French colonial system in Vietnam.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy từng giữ chức đốc phủ sứ dưới thời Pháp thuộc. (He once held the position of district chief during the French colonial period.)
  • Chức vụ đốc phủ sứ có quyền hành đáng kể trong khu vực. (The position of province chief held considerable authority in the region.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in historical contexts, official documents, or literature discussing the French colonial administration in Indochina, specifically in Cochinchina.

Variants and Related Words

• Quan lại (n): Mandarins, officials. A general term for the imperial or colonial bureaucratic class.
• Tổng đốc (n): Governor-general. A higher-ranking official title from the Nguyễn dynasty and colonial era.

Synonyms

• Colonial district chief: A chief of a district under colonial administration.
• Provincial chief: The head of a province.

Related Terms

• French Indochina: The federation of French colonial territories in Southeast Asia, which included Cochinchina.
• Cochinchina: The name for the southernmost part of Vietnam during the French colonial period, administered as a direct colony.

1. Cochinchinese district chief (thời thuộc Pháp)