In the Kamakura period it was called shugonin-bugyo (post of provincial constable in Kamakura period), and in the Muromachi period it was called shugoshiki (post of provincial constable).
鎌倉時代は守護人奉行（しゅごにんぶぎょう）といい、室町時代は守護職（しゅごしき）といった。