Definition

1. Noun (historical):
   • District education officer: A government official in charge of educational affairs within a district (phủ) during the feudal era and the French colonial period in Vietnam.
   • Professor, teacher (archaic): An archaic term for a learned teacher or professor.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông cụ thân sinh ra nhà văn từng làm chức giáo thụ. (The writer's father once held the position of district education officer.)
  • Danh hiệu "giáo thụ" thể hiện sự kính trọng đối với một bậc thầy uyên bác thời xưa. (The title "giáo thụ" showed respect for a learned master in ancient times.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in historical or literary contexts to refer to pre-modern Vietnamese administrative systems or classical education.
• It can appear in formal writings, historical documents, or discussions about Vietnam's educational history.

Variants and Related Words

• Giáo quan (n): An official in charge of education; an educational mandarin.
• Đốc học (n): The head of education in a province () during the feudal period, a position superior to .

Synonyms

• Education officer: An official responsible for education.
• School inspector: An official who supervises schools.
• Professor: A teacher of the highest rank in a university (for the archaic sense).

Related Terms (Historical Context)

• Huấn đạo: The education officer for a sub-district (), a position subordinate to .
• Phủ: An administrative district during the feudal period, where a would be stationed.

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) District education officer (thời phong kiến và
   • thuộc Pháp)