ronin

[ roh-nin ]

noun

, Japanese History.

, plural ro·nin, ro·nins.

1. a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.

ronin

/ ˈrəʊnɪn /

noun

1. a lordless samurai, esp one whose feudal lord had been deprived of his territory
2. such samurai collectively

Word History and Origins

Origin of ronin¹

From the Japanese word rōnin literally, “wave man” (understood as “a man tossed around like a wave”)

Word History and Origins

Origin of ronin¹

Japanese

Example Sentences

At last he saw Teampoll-Ronin from him in the distance, standing in the middle of the burying-ground.

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And the reason she built the temple was that she might pray for the soul of the ronin whom the sight of her beauty had ruined.

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On the way, another ronin, who fell in love with her extraordinary beauty, was killed by Sanza.

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We should have the story of the Forty-seven Ronin, not a Japanese stage version, but a work from the source-material.

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Born about 1680 he, by birth a Samurai, became a Ronin, and entered the studio of Kiyonobu.

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