令

an order, command, decree

(historical) in ancient China, a regional governor or magistrate

(historical) in the early Meiji period, the forerunner of a 知事 (chiji, “prefectural governor”)

(historical) in the Kamakura period, the vice-minister of the 政所 (mandokoro, “office of financial affairs”)

(historical) under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system,

(rare, law, historical) an administrative and civil code developed during the Qin dynasty that was, alongside the 律 (ritsu), spread throughout East Asia especially Japan where it was further revised into the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system