sho|gun|ate

sho|gun|ate
sho|gun|ate «SHOH guhn iht, -ayt; -goon-», noun.
1. the position, rank, or rule of a shogun.
2. government by shoguns: »

... the arrival of Commodore Matthew C. Perry in 1853 with both the shogunate and feudalism ending shortly thereafter (Atlantic).


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