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What is the difference between daimyo and samurai?

daimyo | samurai |

As nouns the difference between daimyo and samurai

is that daimyo is a lord during the Japanese feudal period while samurai is in feudal Japan, a soldier of noble birth who followed the code of bushido and served a daimyo.

daimyo

English

Alternative forms

* daimio

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A lord during the Japanese feudal period.

    • See also

    * samurai * shogun

    samurai

    English

    (wikipedia samurai)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • In feudal Japan, a soldier of noble birth who followed the code of bushido and served a daimyo.

    • Related terms

    * ronin

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