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Chih Hsien

Webster's Dictionary

An official having charge of a hsien, or administrative district, in China; a district magistrate, responsible for good order in his hsien (which see), and having jurisdiction in its civil and criminal cases.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chih Hsien'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/chih-hsien.html. 1828.