mikado
noun
a title of the emperor of Japan.
mikados
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pluralof mikado.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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With these I endow the imperial prince of the Heavenly line of the mikados of the Divine country.
From Japanese Fairy World Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan by Ozawa
Others were deposed, and neither mikados nor shoguns were permitted to reign except as puppets in the hands of the powerful regents of the realm.
From Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Charles Morris
All the great offices of the empire in time fell into the hands of the Fujiwaras: they married their daughters to the mikados, surrounded them with their adherents, and governed the empire in their name.
From Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Charles Morris
All that we need now say in the way of reciting the legends of the gods has relation to the descent of the mikados of Japan from the deities.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 by John Rudd
This Japanese hero of romance, born 71 A.D., was the son of Keiko, the twelfth in line of the mikados.
From Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Charles Morris
