Daimyo vs Duke - What's the difference?
daimyo | duke |
A lord during the Japanese feudal period.
The male ruler of a duchy (compare duchess ).
A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.
A grand duke.
(slang, usually in plural) A fist.
To hit or beat with the fists.
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As a noun daimyo
is a lord during the japanese feudal period.As a verb duke is
to plunge, dive.daimyo
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Alternative forms
* daimioNoun
(en-noun)See also
* samurai * shogunduke
English
(wikipedia duke)Noun
(en noun)- Put up your dukes !
- This is thought to be derived from where Duke(s) of York = Fork. Fork is itself cockney slang for hand, and thus fist.