Alternative plural of daimio; feudal Japanese lords or the collective nobility class in feudal Japan.
From Japanese 'daimyo' with an English plural '-s' added. This variant plural appears in some English texts as an alternative to 'daimios,' reflecting different romanization preferences.
The spelling 'daimyos' versus 'daimios' reflects a real linguistic debate about how to honor Japanese pronunciation while using English grammar rules—it's a small word war about cultural respect baked into orthography.
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