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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 sho·gun /ˈʃogən/

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Sho·gun n.  A title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military governor of the eastern provinces of Japan.  By gradual usurpation of power the Shoguns (known to foreigners as Tycoons) became finally the virtual rulers of Japan.  The title was abolished in 1867. [Written variously, Shiogun, Shiogoon, etc.]
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 shogun
      n : a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled
          Japan until the revolution of 1867-68