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守令
[ suryeong ]
「명사」 Noun
• local governor; chief magistrate
(archaic) A government official that governed an area.
politics & government
historical
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced
The hanja from which the word comes
守 (수)
–
to guard, to defend, to protect, to keep, to observe
令 (령/영)
–
to cause, to make, to command, to order
Other meanings of the word 수령
1
leader; chief
(Noun)
2
receipt
(Noun)
4
age of a tree
(Noun)
Neighboring words in the dictionary
수도자
수돗물
수동
수동태
수라
수량
수레
수레바퀴
수령
수로
수록
수록하다
수류탄
수륙
수리
수립
수만
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