daimyo

Meaning

A lord during the Japanese feudal period.

Translations

Feudalherr

Daimyô

Daimio

Territorialfürst

Haupt eines Clans

daimyō

Daimyo

daïmyo

seigneur féodal

Frequency

39k
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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