Gunchu Sodai - Gunchu Sodai

Japanese: 郡中惣代 - ぐんちゅうそうだい
Gunchu Sodai - Gunchu Sodai
A village head was a person selected from the villages under the jurisdiction of the Edo Shogunate's magistrates and county governors. He was responsible for the payment and collection of county taxes and for auditing the expenditures.

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Japanese:
〘名〙 江戸幕府の代官、郡代支配の村々から選出された二~三人の村方惣代。郡中入用の割賦、取立に立会い、その支出の監査に当たった。

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