～領
～りょう · ～ryou · JLPT N2 · noun
district
🗺️🚩 ～ryou sounds like rule: 英領 = land under British rule
領 = 令 (command) + 頁 (head): the head that gives orders. It first meant neck or collar, then to lead or govern. As a suffix it marks land a power governs, as in 英領 (British territory) or 仏領 (French territory).