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/mɪˈkɑːdəʊ/ · noun
(history) A former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period..
The mikados of Japan are its emperors.
An interval of eighty years, occupied by two mikado of whose doings nothing is recorded, brings us to the celebrated female sovereign who invaded and conquered Korea.
Our great Mikado, virtuous man, When he to rule our land began, Resolved to try a plan whereby Young men might best be steadied.
Use mikado when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mikado means (history) A former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period..
Common synonyms include tenno, pick-up sticks.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The mikados of Japan are its emperors.
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