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+ ==Etymology==
+ First recorded in 1857,^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) [[bor|ja|大君|tr=taikun|t=great lord, prince]],^(OED 1989)^(Wiktionary) a title given by foreigners to the shogun of Japan,^(Etymonline)^(AHD) from Chinese words meaning “great” and “prince”.^(OED 1989)^(RHWU)
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+ The transferred sense “important person” is attested by 1861, in reference to Abraham Lincoln,^(Etymonline) and the application to a wealthy businessman dates from after the First World War.^(Etymonline) Compare [[taipan]].^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}