Definition of 総領 (そうりょう)

そうりょ

総領

そうりょう

souryou

noun
1.
eldest child, oldest child, first-born child
2.
child who carries on the family name
3.
pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces(archaism)
4.
head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)(archaism)
Other readings:
惣領【そうりょう】
總領【そうりょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
Related Kanji
general, whole, all, full, total
jurisdiction, dominion, territory, fief, reign
all
collect, overall, altogether