daimyō

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English

Noun

daimyō (plural daimyō or daimyōs)

  1. Alternative form of daimyo.
    • 1894, David Murray, “Feudalism in Japan”, in Japan (The Story of the Nations; 37), London: T. Fisher Unwin ; New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →OCLC, page 278:
      The classes of daimyōs as arranged and established by Ieyasu were not altered by his successors, although the number included under each class was liable to minor changes.
    • 1972, Mikiso Hane, “Economic Problems”, in Japan: A Historical Survey, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →ISBN, chapter 9 (The Late Tokugawa Period), page 225:
      Many daimyō followed the example of the Bakufu reformers and periodically attempted to reduce their expenses by implementing austerity programs, but these measures repeatedly failed to solve their financial problems.
    • 2000, Nam-lin Hur, “The Cultural Unity of Prayer and Play”, in Prayer and Play in Late Tokugawa Japan: Asakusa Sensōji and Edo Society (Harvard East Asian Monographs; 185), Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Asia Center, →ISBN, chapter 2 (The Built-in Unity of Prayer and Play), pages 77–78:
      The first two Tokugawa shōguns, Ieyasu and Hidetada, inherited this traditional “warrior house” (buke) onari ceremony and used it as an occasion to demonstrate their control over the daimyō by conducting a sword exchange ceremony that symbolized the daimyō’s oath of loyalty (and his subordination) to the shōgun.

Japanese

Romanization

daimyō

  1. Rōmaji transcription of だいみょう
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