Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A feudatory vassal of the Tokugawa shoguns of Japan.
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Examples
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The blood of the "hatamoto" samurai could be traced to
Botchan (Master Darling) Soseki Natsume 1891
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For an instant the madness paused—it seemed some of the hatamoto had seen him look into the ball, then seen the lightning strike, and had connected the two.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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He had ordered the hatamoto to kill himself, and then he had himself taken on the command of the guns.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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She was just a girl, but she wore the colors of a hatamoto, and she carried a Masamune sword—a priceless sword of violence, made by the master of the bloodthirsty weapon.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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The Ikko-ikki were pressing the hatamoto back—though Taro saw another band of samurai break off from the assault on the mountain and come running toward them, as fast as their heavy armor would allow.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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He had ordered the hatamoto to kill himself, and then he had himself taken on the command of the guns.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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Mere paces ahead of them was a phalanx of hatamoto, spears and swords in their hands, formed in an orderly, protective square.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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“Liar,” said the big man, evidently a hatamoto, judging by the spear he carried with the Oda mon on a small pennant—and so a prominent member of the Oda hierarchy.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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The hatamoto took the bait—leaned toward him, looking down at his hand.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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She was just a girl, but she wore the colors of a hatamoto, and she carried a Masamune sword—a priceless sword of violence, made by the master of the bloodthirsty weapon.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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