daimyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大名 (daimyō), from Middle Chinese 大名 (dàj-mjieng, “excellent one”), from 大 (“great”) + 名 (miᴇŋ, “name”).

noun

  1. (historical) A lord during the Japanese feudal period.

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