Did you know that 'shogun' is actually Japanese?

'Shogun' is a word borrowed from Japanese 'sei-i-tai shogun'. The word entered the English language some time around 1727.

shogun [noun] [1727]

One of a line of military governors ruling Japan until the revolution of 1867–68

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Etymology: Japanese 'shōgun'

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