Definitions for daimyoˈdaɪ myoʊ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dai•myoˈdaɪ myoʊ(n.)(pl.)-myo, -myos.
one of the great feudal lords of Japan who were vassals of the shogun.
Category: Western History
Origin of daimyo:
1830–40; < Japn, =dai big, great (< Chin) +myō name (< Chin)
Wiktionary
daimyo(Noun)
A lord during the Japanese feudal period.
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