In the Zhou period, a small feudal lord who worked for the Zhou Dynasty or the lords was called Daibu (a master), and a senior Daibu was called Kyo (a minister) and participated in governmental affairs.
周代、周王室および諸侯に仕える小領主は大夫と呼ばれ、その上級のものが卿と呼ばれ、国政に参加した。