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Samurai

2 stages from Japanese to English.

Today it means a member of the hereditary warrior class of medieval and early-modern Japan
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Stage 1 of 2
samurai
Japanese · medieval
"a member of the warrior class"
literally one who serves, a member of Japan's warrior class
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Stage 2 of 2
samurai
English · 1700s
"a member of the medieval Japanese warrior class"
adopted directly as Western trade with Japan expanded
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