TENNO - Definition

Pronunciation:		'tenow
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] (archaic) the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno

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	Synonyms:	mikado

	See Also:	Emperor

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Ten*no"\, n. [Jap. tenn[=o], fr. Chin. t'ien heaven + wang king.] Lit., King of Heaven; -- a title of the emperor of Japan as the head of the Shinto religion.