English Explanatory Dictionary

daimyo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lord during the Japanese feudal period.

Pronunciation

dī'myō /ˈdaɪ.mjəʊ/ /ˈdaɪ.mjoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-daimyo.wav

Word forms

daimyo daimyos daimyoes daimio daimyō

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大(だい)名(みょう) (daimyō), from Middle Chinese 大名 (dajᴴ mjieng, “excellent one”), from 大 (“great”) + 名 (mjieng, “name”).

Related words

samurai shogun

Derived words

daimyoship
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