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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Mikado (Japan, mi, exalted; kado, gate),
 
is not a title of the emperor of Japan, but simply means the person who lives in the imperial palace.   1
 


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