"circuit intendant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: circuit intendants [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Chinese 道臺/道台 (dàotái). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|-}} Calque of Chinese, {{zh-l|道臺}} 道臺/道台 (dàotái) Head templates: {{en-noun}} circuit intendant (plural circuit intendants)
  1. (historical) The chief magistrate of an imperial Chinese circuit, overseeing both its civil operation and local defense. Wikipedia link: circuit (administrative division) Tags: historical Categories (topical): People Categories (place): China Synonyms: taotai, tao tai [obsolete], daotai, governor, intendant Translations (imperial Chinese official): 道臺 (Chinese Mandarin), 道台 (dàotái) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-circuit_intendant-en-noun-r-YJop4x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

Inflected forms

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