hatamotode
1. Flagship samurai; Direct retainer
Noun
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1. Flagship samurai; Direct retainer
1. shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
1. Was not a banner-bearer.; Was not a direct retainer.
1. Probably a retainer.; Probably a direct vassal.
1. If/when a banner-bearer; If/when a direct retainer
1. Vassal; Retainer
1. Not a retainer.; Not of the banner-men class.
1. Was a direct retainer.; Was a banner-bearer.
1. hatamoto-yakko; samurai bandits, organized into gangs, who wore flamboyant clothing and engaged in violent and antisocial behaviour (Edo period) — explanation
1. the shogun's eighty thousand guards, comprising hatamoto and lower-ranking vassals