領主|りょうしゅryoushu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounfeudal lord
   小しょう作人さくにん達たちは領主りょうしゅに反抗はんこうして蜂起ほうきした。↗

   The peasants rose up in rebellion against the ruler.

• Synonym藩主はんしゅWrittenA written term for the lord of a domain in the Edo period — a daimyo. 「領主」 covers landholders of any era, not just that period.
• Synonym殿様とのさまNeutralA neutral, respectful address for a daimyo or other noble; also used figuratively of a man ignorant of the ways of the world.
• Related君主くんしゅWrittenA written term for the monarch of a state — a far higher position than a 「領主」, who rules only a single territory.
• Related主君しゅくんWrittenA written term for the lord whom one's retainers serve; 「領主」 stresses rule over a territory rather than the lord-vassal bond.
• Related主公しゅこうWrittenA written term for one's lord or master; used only rarely.
• Antonym領民りょうみんWrittenA written term for the people living under a lord's rule — the ruled opposite of the 「領主」.

Use 「領主」 for a ruler who holds a domain, as in 「荘園領主」. For an Edo-period domain lord say 「藩主」 or 「大名」, addressed as 「殿様」; the people of the domain are 「領民」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 一定いっていの土地とちや人ひとを私的してきに支配しはいしている人ひと
2. 平安へいあん時代じだい以降いこう、私的してきな土地とちを所有しょゆうしている領地りょうちの主ぬし
3. 江戸えど時代じだい、土地とちを持もち、人民じんみんを支配しはいする旗本はたもとなどのこと。