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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bushido \Bu"shi`do`\ (b[=oo]"sh[=e]`d[=o]`), n. [Jap. bu
     military + shi knight + d[=o] way, doctrine, principle.]
     The unwritten code of moral principles regulating the actions
     of the Japanese knighthood, or Samurai; the chivalry of
     Japan.
     [1913 Webster]


  
           Unformulated, Bushido was and still is the animating
           spirit, the motor force of our country.  --Inazo
                                                    Nitob['e].
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Bushido
       n : traditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed
           courage and loyalty and self-discipline and simple living

















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