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dai·myo (dī′myō′)

noun pl. daimyo -·myo′ or daimyos -·myos′

a hereditary feudal nobleman of Japan
also sp. daimio dai′·mio′

Etymology: Jpn < Chin dai, great + mio, name

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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