shogun

n. hereditary military commander that ruled Japan between the 8th and 19th centuries

is a military rank and historical title in Japan. The modern rank is equivalent to a Generalissimo. As a title, it is the short form of , the governing individual at various times in the history of Japan, ending when Tokugawa Yoshinobu relinquished the office to Emperor Meiji in 1867.A shogun's office or administration is known in English as a "shogunate" or in Japanese as a , the latter of which literally means "an office in the tent", and originally meant "the house of a general", then suggests a "private government". The tent is symbolic of the field commander but also denoted that such an office was meant to be temporary.
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Noun
1. a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68
(hypernym) dictator, potentate

n. shogun, hereditary military commander that ruled Japan between the 8th and 19th centuries

n. shogun, hereditary military commander that ruled Japan between the 8th and 19th centuries