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jito

jito noun: a medieval steward of territory in Japan, especially in the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates.

Noun

jito (plural jitos or jito)

  1. (historical) A medieval steward of territory in Japan, especially in the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates.

Forms of jito

pluraljitos
pluraljito

Origin of jito

From Japanese 地頭.

Questions about jito

What does jito mean?
Jito means a medieval steward of territory in Japan, especially in the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates.
What part of speech is jito?
Jito is a noun.
What is the plural of jito?
The plural of jito is jitos.

Words near jito in the dictionary

  1. jitneurs
  2. jitney
  3. jitneyman
  4. jitneymen
  5. jitneys
  6. jito
  7. jitos
  8. jits
  9. Jitsuko
  10. jitted
  11. jitter

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