Word Meaning 総領
そうりょう
souryou
総領 is read as そうりょう (souryou) and means child who carries on the family name.
Meaning
English
- child who carries on the family name
- head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
- pre-ritsuryō official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces
- eldest child
- oldest child
- first-born child
Reading
Kana
そうりょう
Romaji
souryou
Writing Variants
- 惣領 そうりょう souryou
- 總領 そうりょう souryou