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sam·u·rai
/ˈsæməˌraɪ, ˈsæmjə-/
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sa·mu·rai
n.
pl
. & sing.
In
the
former
feudal
system
of
Japan
,
the
class
or
a
member
of
the
class
,
of
military
retainers
of
the
daimios
,
constituting
the
gentry
or
lesser
nobility
.
They
possessed
power
of
life
and
death
over
the
commoners
,
and
wore
two
swords
as
their
distinguishing
mark
.
Their
special
rights
and
privileges
were
abolished
with
the
fall
of
feudalism
in
1871.
They
were
referred
to
as
“a
cross
between
a
knight
and
a
gentleman”
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
samurai
n
1:
a
Japanese
warrior
who
was
a
member
of
the
feudal
military
aristocracy
2:
feudal
Japanese
military
aristocracy
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