殿様
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Meanings
- nobleman, dignitary, lord
- feudal lord (of the Edo period), daimyo
- man brought up away from the world, arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
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Example sentences
The feudal lord lived in a vast castle.
That lord is said to be an arrogant person who knows nothing of the people's suffering.
Feudal lords of the Edo period were required to travel back and forth between Edo and their domains under the sankin-kōtai system.
He was raised like a pampered lord, sheltered from the world, and has no understanding whatsoever of society's hardships.
That feudal lord was compassionate toward his subjects, and is still revered by the people of the region to this day.
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