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Ronin vs Daimyo - What's the difference?

ronin | daimyo |

As nouns the difference between ronin and daimyo

is that ronin is a masterless samurai while daimyo is a lord during the japanese feudal period.

ronin

English

(wikipedia ronin)

Noun

(ronin)
  • A masterless samurai.
  • (colloquial, Japan) A student who has failed the entrance examination for the high school or university of their choice and spends the next year studying to retake the exam.

    • daimyo

    English

    Alternative forms

    * daimio

    Noun

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

    • See also

    * samurai * shogun