shogun's
Japanese ruler's possession
Shogun's is the possessive form of shogun, the military dictator who ruled Japan from the 12th to 19th centuries while the emperor remained a figurehead.
The possessive typically modifies aspects of rule or authority: the shogun's court, the shogun's decree, the shogun's samurai.
Hilted fighting blade
- armorProtective combat covering
- crestHighest point or tuft
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- bannerDisplayed strip with message
insignia · mon · katana · helmet · robe · ceremonial · emblem · standard
Organized land-based military
- samuraiFeudal Japanese military caste
- warriorsPeople engaged in battle
- retainersUpfront professional fees
- guardsProtectors or watchmen
bannermen · cavalry · archers · forces · troops · generals · daimyo · vassals
One who receives legacy
- successorOne who replaces another
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
descendant · son · offspring · house · lineage · ancestry · inheritance · firstborn
Fortified medieval residence
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- landsComes to ground
estate · province · stronghold · compound · residence · seat · court · chambers
Authoritative legal command
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- edictAuthoritative public command
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
mandate · dominion · power · sovereignty · lordship · reign · governance · jurisdiction
sword
Hilted fighting blade
banner · insignia · mon · katana · helmet · robe · ceremonial · emblem · standard · palanquin
army
Organized land-based military
- samuraiFeudal Japanese military caste
- warriorsPeople engaged in battle
- retainersUpfront professional fees
guards · bannermen · cavalry · archers · forces · troops · generals · daimyo · vassals · soldiers
heir
One who receives legacy
- successorOne who replaces another
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
clan · descendant · son · offspring · house · lineage · ancestry · inheritance · firstborn · legacy
castle
Fortified medieval residence
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
lands · estate · province · stronghold · compound · residence · seat · court · chambers · grounds
decree
Authoritative legal command
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- edictAuthoritative public command
rule · mandate · dominion · power · sovereignty · lordship · reign · governance · jurisdiction · supremacy
shogun'speasant's
Belonging to agricultural laborer
commoner's · merchant's · farmer's · servant's · townspeople's
- Tokugawa ShogunateJapan's 1600s military government
- Ashikaga shogunateMedieval Japanese military government