daimion.
/ˈdʌɪmjəʊ/ The title of the chief territorial nobles of Japan, vassals of the mikado; now abolished.
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1839 Penny Cycl. XIII. 94/1 The nobility or hereditary governors of the provinces and districts are called Daimio, or High-named, and Siomio, or Well-named.
1875 N. Amer. Rev. 120 283 The writer..has lived in a daimio's capital before, during, and after the abolition of feudalism.
Derivatives
ˈdaimiate n.
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1889 Athenæum 6 Apr. 436/1 Old Japanese tenures [of land]..no doubt differed considerably in the different daimiates.
ˈdaimioate n.
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1882 Athenæum 10 June 730/1 The abolition of the Daimioates has elevated the masses of the people [of Japan] from a state of feudal servitude to the condition of free citizens.
ˈdaimiote n. the territory or office of a daimio.
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society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > [noun] > territory governed by a ruler or state
demesnea1387
principalitya1398
territory?a1439
dominationc1440
statea1500
dominion1512
dition1542
heretochy1587
domain1601
sovereignty1715
possession1797
daimiote1870
ealdormanry1870
1870 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 Aug. 4 Japanese students..from all parts of the empire, from the inland daimiotes as well as from the sea-coasts.
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