領
リョウ, えり, よう, よし

jurisdiction, dominion, territory, fief, reign

JLPT2 G5 S14 F138

As per 令# (long sequence) + 頁 head → string of heads severed at the *neck* (compare 県 and 梟) → *rule*; *possess* (← display severed heads to demonstrate rule) → *domain*.

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