Shogun

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

shogun
    n 1: a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled
         Japan until the revolution of 1867-68

from 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]

from 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