tíng​wèi

Minister of Justice

Senses

廷尉 tíng​wèi Minister of Justice

The chief judicial officer in imperial China, first established during the Qin dynasty as one of the Nine Ministers; the office was in charge of the central prison and legal proceedings

References

see 廷尉/廷尉 大理寺卿/大理寺卿
see 大理/大理 廷尉/廷尉