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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To consolidate power, Tokugawa Ieyasu rewarded loyal daimyos with gifts of land.
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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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Ieyasu prohibited daimyos from forming alliances, including marriages, without his approval.
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The daimyos established schools where the sons of their vassals studied Chinese characters, learned the Confucian classics, and were instructed in military skills.
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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
