daimyo
noun
one of the great feudal lords who were vassals of the shogun.
daimyos
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pluralof daimyo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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By 1590, Hideyoshi had defeated all the daimyos in Japan and required that they declare their loyalty to him.
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Preventing Japanese from leaving the country would also keep daimyos from conspiring against him in foreign lands.
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He also feared that by adopting the foreign faith, he would give disloyal daimyos opportunities to conspire against him.
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Many daimyos became Christian or offered the missionaries support in an effort to obtain weapons and gunpowder to assist them in their battles with rival samurai.
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They were allowed only to daimyos who also used exclusively the arm rests which every visitor to an inn may now command.
From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by J.W. Robertson Scott
