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and 4.06% of the population, respectively.

Terminology

The proper Japanese term for a professional warrior is and the word meant "warrior family (or families)".

The word "samurai" is thought to come from the word "saburau" and means "one who serves [their lord]", and therefore the samurai are generally defined as retainers or vassals. The warlords who ruled Japan (the daimyo and the shogun) were members of the bushi class but were not referred to as samurai.

English scholars frequently treat samurai and bushi

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