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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As to Guizot's, those who read his presentation of a feudal community will remember that he had the higher nobility especially under consideration, so that his generalization applies to the daimio and the kugé.
From Bushido, the Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe
When the conspiracy of a Christian daimio was discovered, he caused, in a.d.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by J. H. Kurtz
Pinto was invited to the castle of the daimio of Bungo, whom he taught the arts of making guns and gunpowder.
From Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Charles Morris
It will be suggest to me, because I am of daimio blood"—Tamada drew himself up slightly as he claimed his nobility—"that I make hari-kari.
From A Man to His Mate by Stockton Mulford
The name Tono Sama, applied to the daimio, is not a personal name, but a polite form, equivalent to “your Lordship.”
