tộc biểu

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Definition

1. Noun:
   • Family branch representative: A person who officially represents a specific branch or lineage of a large family or clan, particularly in communal or administrative matters.
   • Clan delegate: Historically, a delegate chosen to represent a family surname group (a "họ") in local administrative councils, such as village or communal councils, especially during the French colonial period in Vietnam.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy được bầu làm tộc biểu cho chi thứ hai của dòng họ Nguyễn. (He was elected as the family branch representative for the second lineage of the Nguyễn clan.)
  • Vị tộc biểu có mặt trong hội đồng hương chính để phát biểu ý kiến. (The clan delegate was present in the village council to voice an opinion.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "tộc biểu" is considered archaic and is primarily encountered in historical texts or discussions about traditional Vietnamese family and administrative structures from the colonial era. It is not used in modern governance.

Variants and Related Words

• Trưởng tộc (n): Clan head, patriarch. The leader of an entire clan or family line.
  • Trưởng tộc chủ trì lễ cúng tổ tiên. (The clan head presided over the ancestor worship ceremony.)
• Đại diện (n): Representative. A general, modern term for any representative.
  • Cô ấy là đại diện của công ty. (She is the company's representative.)

Synonyms

• Delegate
• Representative (of a family branch)
• Clan spokesman

Related Concepts

• Hội đồng hương chính / Hội đồng kỳ mục: The traditional village council of notables in pre-modern and colonial Vietnam, where a "tộc biểu" might have served.
• Dòng họ / Gia tộc: Clan, family lineage. The larger group that a "tộc biểu" represents a part of.
• Chi họ: A branch or sub-lineage within a larger clan. A "tộc biểu" typically represents a specific "chi họ".