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shogun

sho·gun [ shṓgən, shṓ gùn ] (plural sho·guns)


noun 
Definition:
 
Japanese military commander: a hereditary military commander in feudal Japan who ruled the country under the nominal rule of an emperor between the years 1192 and 1867

[Mid-17th century. Via Japanese< Chinese jiāng jūn "general"]

sho·gun·al adjective
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