Definition of Samurai. Meaning of Samurai. Synonyms of Samurai

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Definition of Samurai

Samurai
Samurai Sa"mu*rai`, n. pl. & sing. [Jap.] 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.

Meaning of Samurai from wikipedia

- Samurai (侍、さむらい) were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern ****an from the late 12th century until their abolition...
- The Last Samurai is a 2003 epic period action drama film directed and produced by Edward Zwick, who also co-wrote the screenplay with John Logan and Marshall...
- Seven Samurai (****anese: 七人の侍, Hepburn: Shichinin no Samurai) is a 1954 ****anese epic samurai action film co-written, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa...
- up Samurai or samurai in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A samurai is a member of the ****anese warrior caste. Samurai may also refer to: Samurai (2002...
- Samurai Jack is an American animated action-adventure dystopian television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. The...
- Samurai Cop is a 1991 American direct-to-video action film written, coproduced and directed by Amir Shervan and starring Robert Z'Dar, Matt Hannon and...
- Afro Samurai (アフロサムライ, Afuro Samurai, stylized as ΛFΓO SΛMUΓΛI) is a ****anese seinen dōjinshi manga series written and illustrated by manga artist Takashi...
- Samurai Champloo (****anese: サムライチャンプルー, Hepburn: Samurai Chanpurū) is a 2004 ****anese historical adventure anime television series. The debut television...
- Blue Eye Samurai is an adult animated action television series created and written by wife-and-husband team Amber Noizumi and Michael Green, with supervising...
- A hatamoto (旗本, "Guardian of the banner") was a high ranking samurai in the direct service of the Tokugawa shogunate of feudal ****an. While all three...