Jisho

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Noun
1. magistrate; shogunate administratorHistorical term
Wikipedia definition
2. BugyōBugyō, often translated as "commissioner" or "magistrate" or "governor," was a title assigned to samurai officials of the Tokugawa government in feudal Japan; other terms would be added to the title to describe more specifically a given commissioner's tasks or jurisdiction.
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