shogunate

[ shoh-guh-nit, -neyt ]

/ ˈʃoʊ gə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /

noun

the office or rule of a shogun.

a government controlled by shoguns.

Nearby words

Origin of shogunate

First recorded in 1870–75; shogun + -ate³

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Examples from the Web for shogunate

His title to the shogunate was frequently disputed, however, and rival claimants waged fierce war upon him.
The Gist of Japan|R. B. Peery
It was during the last days of the Shogunate and before the restoration of the Imperial rgime.
A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu
Another cause which led to the overthrow of the Shogunate was the jealousy and cupidity of the Southern Daimios.
The Constitutional Development of Japan 1863-1881|Toyokichi Iyenaga
This was the very year of the downfall of the Shogunate and the restoration of the imperial power.
Oriental Women|Edward Bagby Pollard

On one side the Shogunate partisans and on the other the Imperialists, amongst whom Chosiu was the most prominent.
A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu

British Dictionary definitions for shogunate

shogunate

/ (ˈʃəʊɡʊnɪt, -ˌneɪt) /

noun

Japanese history the office or rule of a shogun

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Word Origin and History for shogunate

shogunate

1871, a hybrid, from Japanese shogun + Latinate suffix -ate (1).