Definition of 守護大名 (しゅごだいみょう)

しゅごだいみょう

守護大名

しゅごだいみょう

shugodaimyou

noun
provincial military governor turned daimyo (Muromachi period) (distinct from the shugo bureaucrats of the Kamakura period)(archaism)
Related Kanji
guard, protect, defend, obey
safeguard, protect
large, big
name, noted, distinguished, reputation