In the medieval period, regional military lords who controlled a region. In the Tokugawa period, the lord of a domain.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            the lord of a family or clan
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A feudal lord who ruled over Japan’s provinces.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Provincial Government of the Tokugawa Era.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a feudal lord; maintained a great number of samurai in their service, who all swore an oath of allegiance to them according to the rules of Bushido
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A feudal overlord, literally "great name," minimum income of 10,000 koku.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            (DYE-myoh) A powerful feudal lord.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Great Lords - The warrior aristocracy of feudal Japan. Wikipedia
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            head of a noble family line, lord.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Literally, "great name"; a feudal lord
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A feudal lord in ancient Japan. In the sixteenth century, the power of the daimyo s was unchecked.