Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a hereditary military dictator of Japan;
the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Shogun \Sho"gun\ (sh[=o]"g[=oo]n), n. [Jap. military general,
from Chin. tsiang ki["u]n commander in chief.]
A title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military
governor of the eastern provinces of Japan. By gradual
usurpation of power the Shoguns (known to foreigners as
Tycoons) became finally the virtual rulers of Japan. The
title was abolished in 1867. [Written variously, Shiogun,
Shiogoon, etc.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
shogun
n 1: a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled
Japan until the revolution of 1867-68
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "shogun":
Dalai Lama, Holy Roman Emperor, Inca, Kaiser, ardri, bey, cacique,
caesar, cham, czar, kaid, khan, mikado, negus, padishah, pendragon,
pharaoh, rig, sachem, sagamore, shah, sheikh, tenno, tycoon