# daimyo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdaɪ.mjəʊ/ · frequency rank #75,782

## Definitions
1. A lord during the Japanese feudal period.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 大(だい)名(みょう) (daimyō), from Middle Chinese 大名 (dajᴴ mjieng, “excellent one”), from 大 (“great”) + 名 (mjieng, “name”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/daimyo