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daimyo

Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪ.mjəʊ/

The English word “daimyo” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A lord during the Japanese feudal period.

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”).

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