\Bu"shi`do`\ (b[=oo]"sh[=e]`d[=o]`), n. [Jap. bu
military + shi knight + d[=o] way, doctrine, principle.]
The unwritten code of moral principles regulating the actions
of the Japanese knighthood, or Samurai; the chivalry of
Japan.
      Unformulated, Bushido was and still is the animating
      spirit, the motor force of our country.  --Inazo
                                               Nitob['e].