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tenno

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/ ˈtɛnəʊ /

noun

  1. the formal title of the Japanese emperor, esp when regarded as a divine religious leader

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Etymology

Origin of tenno

from Japanese tennō

Example Sentences

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Ten is a shortened form of tenno heika, which the Japanese use when referring to their Emperor.

From Time Magazine Archive

Such an order of precedence offended the sovereign, and his Majesty proposed that the rank of dajo tenno should be given to his father, thus placing him in the position of a retired Emperor.

From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)

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