daimyo

/dahy-myaw/US // ˈdaɪ myɔ //UK // (ˈdaɪmjəʊ) //

大名,大明,大名鼎鼎,大夫

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural dai·myo, dai·myos.Japanese History.
- : one of the great feudal lords who were vassals of the shogun.

The Daimyo gave him a handsome sum of money, besides full liberty to preach wherever he went.
On the summit of the hill above Matsue stood the ancient castle of the former daimyo of the province.
We drank from a black daimyo bowl which had been made four hundred years before.
A dramatic tale by one of the story-tellers was about a yokelish young wrestler and a daimyo.
He was a large daimyo-like figure, dignified and courteous, but seemingly impenetrable.