Meaning & use
daimyo
A powerful territorial lord in feudal Japan who ruled land under the shogun's authority.
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Each daimyo commanded an army of samurai loyal to his own domain.
The daimyo built a fortified castle to defend his territory from rival lords.
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Daimyo were powerful regional rulers in Japan from roughly the 10th century until the feudal system ended in the 1800s.
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