shōgunal
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Alternative form of shogunal.
Example Sentences
- "Save for the thin wind which sighs and moans almost ceaselessly through the lofty trees (as if lamenting the vanished splendor of shōgunal days), a strange and penetrating melancholy, accentuated by the effects of a hoary antiquity, broods above the place, and suggests the mutability of temporal things."
- "Although after the ceremony a dinner was served in honor of the shōgun and a noh play was performed to amuse him, the early Tokugawa shōgunal onari preserved a strong political flavor."
- "Warriors coming from prominent lines such as the Ogasawara acted as archery teachers for the Ashikaga shōgunal house – something they have already performed during Kamakura: for example, Ogasawara Nagakiyo acted as Yoritomo’s archery teacher – and also the imperial family."
Etymology
From shōgun + -al.