noun
- plural of daimio; feudal lords in Japan who ruled large territories under the shogun
Usage: historical
Examples
- The daimios controlled vast estates during the Edo period.
- Many daimios were required to spend alternate years in Edo.
- The Meiji Restoration ended the power of the daimios.
- Wealthy daimios maintained large armies of samurai.
- The shogun carefully monitored the activities of powerful daimios.
- Some daimios became important political figures after 1868.