Definition

1. Noun (Historical):
   • Chief of the district where the capital was located: A historical administrative title in feudal Vietnam, specifically denoting the head official of the district (huyện or phủ) that contained the imperial capital city.
   • Deputy to the Phủ Doãn: A subordinate official rank, directly under the Phủ Doãn, who was the chief administrator of the capital prefecture.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy từng giữ chức phủ thừa ở kinh đô Thăng Long. (He once held the position of phủ thừa in the Thăng Long capital.)
  • Phủ thừa là một chức quan dưới quyền phủ doãn. (The phủ thừa was a mandarin position under the authority of the phủ doãn.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in historical texts or discussions about Vietnam's feudal administrative system, particularly during dynasties like the Lê or Nguyễn. It is considered an archaic term.

Variants and Related Words

• Phủ doãn (n): The higher-ranking chief administrator or governor of the capital prefecture.
• Tri phủ (n): The head of a regular prefecture (phủ) outside the capital region.

Synonyms

• District chief (of the capital): Head of the capital district.
• Deputy capital prefect: A direct subordinate to the chief capital prefect.

Related Terms

• Quan lại (n): Mandarins, the feudal bureaucratic class.
• Hành chính phong kiến (n): Feudal administration.

1. (từ cũ) Chief of the district where the capital was located