Daimyo

//ˈdaɪ.mjəʊ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A lord during the Japanese feudal period. historical

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"In feudal Japan, the lord with the largest land holdings was called a "daimyo.""

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大(だい)名(みょう) (daimyō), from Middle Chinese 大名 (dajᴴ mjieng, “excellent one”), from 大 (“great”) + 名 (mjieng, “name”).

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