The Muromachi period dictionary "Setsuyoshu" listed the two pronunciations 'taimei' and 'daimyo,' the former meaning a Shugo (a major feudal lord), and the latter meaning a wealthy person (the wealthy class). |
室町時代の辞書『節用集』には、「たいめい」・「だいみょう」の2音を載せ、前者は守護(大領主)、後者は銭持(富裕層)の意であるとした。 |