daimyo
noun
- powerful feudal territorial lord in pre-modern Japan
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪ.mjəʊ/ / /ˈdaɪ.mjoʊ/
noun
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”).
- A lord during the Japanese feudal period.