陣代

じんだい

Meanings

1. Noun deputy who went to the battlefield in his lord's stead (Muromachi period onward)
2. provisional regent (standing in for an underage lord; Muromachi period onward)
3. official left in charge of a jin'ya in a lord's absence; local magistrate See also: 陣屋 (じんや).

Kanji

• 陣 camp. Read as ジン.
• 代 era. Read as ダイ.

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