# jito

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A medieval steward of territory in Japan, especially in the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates.

## Etymology
From Japanese 地頭.

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