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Thereupon the daimyo -- a young prince, and fond of pretty faces -- gave orders that the girl should be brought to the place; and she was taken thither at once, without ceremony Tomotada sorrowed unspeakably; but he knew himself powerless.

—Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things

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noun Variant of daimio.

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The yakusa chief, or the daimyo, as he is called, is a powerful man. — The Japanese Corpse - Janwillem van de Wetering - Grijpstra-De Gier 05
“Do you think the daimyo is up to his tricks again Could be,” she said, sucking the smoke hungrily. — The Japanese Corpse - Janwillem van de Wetering - Grijpstra-De Gier 05
Maybe your daimyo is getting on my nerves finally. — The Japanese Corpse - Janwillem van de Wetering - Grijpstra-De Gier 05
The daimyo was a young man then, not yet thirty I think, and he marched up to the platform where his commanding officer was waiting for him. — The Japanese Corpse - Janwillem van de Wetering - Grijpstra-De Gier 05
“Yes,” she said, “the daimyo was here, but we knew that already.” She pointed at the Buddha. — The Japanese Corpse - Janwillem van de Wetering - Grijpstra-De Gier 05