Shiogun

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

  Shogun \Sho"gun\ (sh[=o]"g[=oo]n), n. [Jap. military general,
     from Chin. tsiang ki["u]n commander in chief.]
     A title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military
     governor of the eastern provinces of Japan. By gradual
     usurpation of power the Shoguns (known to foreigners as
     {Tycoons}) became finally the virtual rulers of Japan. The


     title was abolished in 1867. [Written variously, {Shiogun},
     {Shiogoon}, etc.]
     [1913 Webster]