sho·gun (sh  g n)n. The hereditary commander of the Japanese army who until 1867 exercised absolute rule under the nominal leadership of the emperor. [Japanese sh gun, general, from Middle Chinese tsiangkun : tsiang, general + kun, army.] |
shogun [ˈʃəʊˌguːn]
n Japanese history
1. (Historical Terms) (Military) (from 794 ad) a chief military commander
2. (Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (from about 1192 to 1867) any of a line of hereditary military dictators who relegated the emperors to a position of purely theoretical supremacy
[from Japanese, from Chinese chiang chün general, from chiang to lead + chün army]
shogunal adj
sho•gun (ˈʃoʊ gən, -gʌn)
n.
the title of the chief military commanders of Japan from the 8th to 12th centuries, later applied to the hereditary officials who governed Japan, with the emperor as nominal ruler, until 1868.
[1605–15; < Japanese shōgun, general]
sho′gun•ate (-gə nɪt, -ˌneɪt) n.
shogun - a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
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