1) Japanese feudal nobleman 
Subordinate only to the shogun, daimyo were the most powerful feudal rulers from the 10th century to the middle 19th century in Japan. From the shugo of the Muromachi period through the Sengoku to the daimyo of the Edo period, the rank had a long and varied history. The term `daimyo` is also sometimes used to refer to the leading figures of such..... The spelling without the macron is fully accepted in English. ...
any of the largest and most powerful landholding magnates in Japan from about the 10th century until the latter half of the 19th century. The ... [5 related articles]
In feudal Japan, a warlord, a major landowner who employed a body of samurai. In wartime these armed forces had to be put at the disposal of the shogun. A daimyo was a vassal whose landholding was...
feudal lord
Feudal lord.