州伯 (zhōubó): (historical) provincial governor

Meanings

1 (historical) provincial governor
2 chief of a province (archaic title)

Characters

州

Examples

古代的州伯掌管一州的政务。

Gǔdài de zhōubó zhǎngguǎn yī zhōu de zhèngwù.

In ancient times, the zhoubo governed the affairs of a prefecture.

他被任命为州伯，负责赈灾事宜。

Tā bèi rènmìng wéi zhōubó, fùzé zhènzāi shìyí.

He was appointed provincial chief in charge of disaster relief.

Tips

history

An archaic title for a regional governor. 伯 (bó) here is the noble rank 'count/earl' (third of the Five Ranks 公侯伯子男 gōng-hóu-bó-zǐ-nán). The Han dynasty replaced the title with 州牧 (zhōumù) and 刺史 (cìshǐ), so 州伯 is mostly encountered in classical texts.