総督

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 総督 (そうとく) is a historical high office appointed to govern a colony or broad territory.
• Basic usage: Historical records preserve a governor-general's order; an old official residence displays a former officeholder's desk.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Official issuing an order and former owner of a museum object
  • In 総督が出した命令, the officeholder exercises authority; in 総督の机, the phrase marks ownership of an artifact. Do not automatically equate the title with a modern ordinary local governor.