daimyo
noun
one of the great feudal lords who were vassals of the shogun.
daimio
-
a variation of
daimyo.
Example Sentences
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A small daimio or feudal lord of the ancient capital Nara, a contemporary of Chaucer's, was the author, or perhaps only the stage-manager, of many plays.
From Certain Noble Plays of Japan From the manuscripts of Ernest Fenollosa by Ezra Pound
This is also spelled "daimio" without diaeresis above the "i" elsewhere in the text.
From In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 by J. J. Smith
For his prowess and aid Jiraiya was made daimio of Idzu.
From Japanese Fairy World Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan by Ozawa
This Lord Long-legs was a daimio who ruled over four acres of rice-field in Echizen, whose revenue was ten thousand rice-stalks.
From Japanese Fairy World Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan by Ozawa
"I am the daimio, Oda Yorimoto," he said.
From The Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs
