daimyo

A lord during the Japanese feudal period.

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdaɪ.mjəʊ/
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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