Tokugawaadj.n.
/ˌtɒkuːˈɡɑːwə/ A. adj.
Of or pertaining to the Japanese ruling dynasty (1603–1867) founded by Tokugawa, characterized by internal political and economic stability, a rigid, feudal social order, and international isolation.
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Achaemenian1661
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Seleucidan1803
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1876 W. E. Griffis Mikado's Empire xxvii. 271 The Tokugawa crest was a circle inclosing three leaves of the awoi (a species of mallow..) joined at the tips, the stalks touching the circle.
1896 Far East 20 Sept. 14 (heading) The outflow of gold into foreign countries at the close of the Tokugawa dynasty.
1937 A. Tanakadate in Mélanges de Linguistique et de Philologie offerts à J. van Ginneken 357 The Dutch spelling..was the sole source of alphabetical spelling during the middle part of the Tokugawa era.
1985 Chem. Week 30 Oct. 4/2 The U.S. diplomatic victory won by Harris was directly linked to the fall of the Tokugawa rulers.
B. n.
The Tokugawa dynasty (collective plural); their period of rule.
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1966 F. Schurmann Ideol. & Organization in Communist China p. xxxvii There was no absence of peasant discontent during the Tokugawa.
1978 C. James in Observer 4 June 25/7 The Tokugawa preserved their power for centuries, until the day came when they decided to let the Emperor carry the can.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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