In early imperial Japan: the leader of all the heads of clans or families claiming imperial ancestry, who served as the highest minister in the Yamato court until the Taika reform (646). Compare omi , o-muraji .
Pronunciation
o-omi
/əʊˈəʊmi//əʊˈɒmi/
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Frank Brinkley (1841–1912). From Japanese ō-omi from ō- great + omi.
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