'Tenno' definitions:
Definition of 'tenno'
(from WordNet)
noun
The emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno [syn: mikado, tenno]
Definition of 'Tenno'
From: GCIDE
- Tenno \Ten*no"\, n. [Jap. tenn[=o], fr. Chin. t'ien heaven + wang king.] Lit., King of Heaven; -- a title of the emperor of Japan as the head of the Shinto religion. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]