Samurai (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural sam·u·rai.Japanese History.
  1. a member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan.
  2. a retainer of a daimyo.
noun plural -rai
  1. the Japanese warrior caste that provided the administrative and fighting aristocracy from the 11th to the 19th centuries
  2. a member of this aristocracy
Samurai (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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