shogun
/ˈʃoʊɡʌn/
noun
- A military leader who ruled Japan in the past, before the emperor was restored to full power.
- Students learned how the shogun's power eventually gave way to the Meiji Restoration.
- The shogun commanded the samurai and controlled much of Japan for centuries.
- In the movie, the shogun lived in a grand castle in Edo, now Tokyo.