daimyo

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Borrowed from Japanese (だい)(みょう) (daimyō), from Middle Chinese 大名 (dɑiH miᴇŋ, excellent one), from (great) +‎ (miᴇŋ, name).

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daimyo (plural daimyos or daimyoes or daimyo)

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

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daimyo m (plural daimyos)

  1. (historical) Alternative form of daïmio