|
noun Taotai n. In China, an official at the head of the civil and military affairs of a circuit, which consists of two or more fu, or territorial departments; called also, by foreigners, intendant of circuit. Foreign consuls and commissioners associated with taotais as superintendants of trade at the treaty ports are ranked with the taotai.
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
Copyright © 2024 Dictionary One.com
| 
