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‖ daimio|ˈdaɪmjəʊ|
[Japanese, f. Chinese dai great + mio, myo name.]
The title of the chief territorial nobles of Japan, vassals of the mikado; now abolished.
1839Penny 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. 1875N. Amer. Rev. CXX. 283 The writer..has lived in a daimio's capital before, during, and after the abolition of feudalism.
Hence ˈdaimiate, ˈdaimioate, ˈdaimiote, the territory or office of a daimio.
1870Pall Mall G. 26 Aug. 4 Japanese students..from all parts of the empire, from the inland daimiotes as well as from the sea-coasts. 1882Athenæum 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. 1889Ibid. 6 Apr. 436/1 Old Japanese tenures [of land]..no doubt differed considerably in the different daimiates. |