ngoại lỵ

Ông ấy được bổ nhiệm làm ngoại lỵ ở một tỉnh xa.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Outer prefecture: A historical administrative term referring to a region or district located outside the capital city or royal court.
   • Provincial magistracy: The office, position, or jurisdiction of a mandarin or official serving in a local province, away from the central imperial capital.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy được bổ nhiệm làm quan ở một ngoại lỵ. (He was appointed as a mandarin in an outer prefecture.)
  • Cuộc sống ở ngoại lỵ thường yên tĩnh hơn ở kinh thành. (Life in the provincial magistracy was often quieter than in the capital.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "ngoại lỵ" is almost exclusively used in historical contexts, particularly when discussing the feudal administrative system of Vietnam.

Variants and Related Words

• Nội lỵ (n): Inner prefecture; the administrative region within or near the capital city.
  • Chức quan nội lỵ có nhiều đặc quyền. (The official in the inner prefecture had many privileges.)

Synonyms

• Provincial post: A government position in a province.
• Outer district: A district located outside the main center.

Related Terms

• Tri huyện (n): District magistrate; a specific type of official who might govern an "ngoại lỵ".
  • Ông tri huyện cai quản ngoại lỵ đó rất nghiêm minh. (That district magistrate governed the outer prefecture very strictly.)