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daimyo.

A lord during the Japanese feudal period.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdaɪ.mjəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdaɪ.mjoʊ/US
  1. A lord during the Japanese feudal period.

    historical
Where this word comes from

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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.