SAMURAI


Meaning of SAMURAI in English

/sam"oo ruy'/ , n. , pl. samurai . Japanese Hist.

1. a member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan.

2. a retainer of a daimyo.

[ 1720-30; samurafi to serve, equiv. to sa- prefix + morafi watchfully wait (frequentative of mor - to guard) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .