親藩大名

しんぱんだいみょう

the daimyo of a feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch

藩

はん

feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures), fiefdom, province, clan

藩儒

はんじゅ

(Confucian) scholar retained by a feudal lord or daimyo

脱藩

だっぱん

becoming a lordless samurai

旧藩

きゅうはん

former clan, former fief

藩庁

はんちょう

domain administrative headquarters (early Meiji)

藩医

はんい

Edo-period doctor working at a public clinic

藩主

はんしゅ

feudal lord, daimyo

藩邸

はんてい

residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo

藩鎮

はんちん

jiedushi, regional military governor in ancient China

列藩

れっぱん

many feudal clans

藩祖

はんそ

ancestor of a feudal lord

藩王

はんおう

maharaja, maharajah, nawab

藩中

はんちゅう

inside a clan, same clan

大藩

たいはん

large feudal domain, large fiefdom, powerful clan

藩閥

はんばつ

clanship, clannism, clan favoritism, clan favouritism

雄藩

ゆうはん

barony of the first degree

藩政

domain administration (Edo period); clan administration

藩学

はんがく

school for samurai children