Daimyo Definition

dīmyō
daimio, daimios, daimyos
noun
A hereditary feudal nobleman of Japan.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Daimyo

Noun

Singular:
daimyo
Plural:
daimyos

Origin of Daimyo

  • Japanese daimyō dai great, big daikon myō name (from Early Middle Chinese mjiajng) (Tibetan ming name) (Burmese mañ to be named)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Japanese 大名 (daimyō), from Middle Chinese 大名 (dàj-mjieng "excellent one"), from 大 "great" + 名 "name" (compare Mandarin dàmíng).

    From Wiktionary

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