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daimyo
[ dahy-myaw ]
noun
- one of the great feudal lords who were vassals of the shogun.
daimyo
/ ˈdaɪmjəʊ /
noun
- (in Japan) one of the territorial magnates who dominated much of the country from about the 11th to the 19th century
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Example Sentences
The Daimyo gave him a handsome sum of money, besides full liberty to preach wherever he went.
On the summit of the hill above Matsue stood the ancient castle of the former daimyo of the province.
We drank from a black daimyo bowl which had been made four hundred years before.
A dramatic tale by one of the story-tellers was about a yokelish young wrestler and a daimyo.
He was a large daimyo-like figure, dignified and courteous, but seemingly impenetrable.
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