Shogun

3 definitions found

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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shogun
       n : a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled
           Japan until the revolution of 1867-68

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "shogun":
     Dalai Lama, Holy Roman Emperor, Inca, Kaiser, ardri, bey, cacique,
     caesar, cham, czar, kaid, khan, mikado, negus, padishah, pendragon,
     pharaoh, rig, sachem, sagamore, shah, sheikh, tenno, tycoon