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出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/17 00:00 UTC 版)
Daimyo (大名 Daimyō,
Pronunciation (help·info)) is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in premodern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings. In the term, "dai" (大) literally means "large", and "myō" stands for myōden (名田?), meaning private land.