huyện tể
Definition
- Noun:
- District Magistrate: The chief administrative official governing a district (huyện) in historical Vietnam, equivalent to the position of "tri huyện." This was a local mandarin in the imperial bureaucracy.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông ấy từng là một vị huyện tể nổi tiếng thanh liêm. (He was once a district magistrate famous for his integrity.)
- Huyện tể có quyền xét xử các vụ án nhỏ trong địa hạt. (The district magistrate had the authority to adjudicate minor cases within his jurisdiction.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily historical and literary, referring to the feudal administrative system. It is rarely used in modern contexts except when discussing history or in period literature.
Variants and Related Words
- Tri huyện (n): A synonym for "huyện tể," meaning the head of a district.
- Quan huyện (n): A general term for a district official or mandarin.
Synonyms
- District Chief
- District Official
- Local Magistrate
Related Idioms
- (To be an official like a district magistrate) – Can imply having localized power and authority, sometimes with a connotation of being autocratic within a small domain.