English

Etymology
From Japanese sh�gun (��), from an abbreviation of Seii Taishogun (�夷大��) which means the general who overcomes the barbarians.

Noun
shogun

1. The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.

Quotations
The third is the Shogun who reygneth at the preſent , and hath rayſed the perſecution ( whereof this booke intreateth ) againſt the Chriſtians , and he as it ſeemeth is acknowledged as Lord of all the threeſcore and ſix Kingdomes of Iaponia .
:: 1619: W. W. Gent (tr.), A briefe relation of the persecution lately made against the Catholike christians, in the Kingdome of Iaponia, devided into two books

Derived terms
rfc-level|Derived terms at L4+ not in L3 POS section
shogunate
shogunal

Translations
Japanese: �� (sh�gun)
Russian: ��г�н|��г��н

See also
w:Shogun|Wikipedia article on "shogun"

fr:shogun
vi:shogun

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