| n. | 1. | The office or dignity of a Shogun. |
| Noun | 1. | shogunate - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) Synonyms: dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, absolutism |