1. mikado - Noun
2. Mikado - Proper noun
The popular designation of the hereditary sovereign of Japan.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAfter The Mikado opened in 1885, Gilbert, as usual, promptly turned his thoughts to finding a subject for a next opera. Source: Internet
Ainger, p. 233 The stalemate was broken, and on 20 May, Gilbert sent Sullivan a sketch of the plot to The Mikado. Source: Internet
Aided by Pitti-Sing and Pooh-Bah, he graphically describes the supposed execution ("The criminal cried") and hands the Mikado the certificate of death, signed and sworn to by Pooh-Bah as coroner. Source: Internet
Baily, p. 344 The opera enjoyed a run longer than any of their other joint works except for H.M.S. Pinafore, Patience and The Mikado. Source: Internet
After abdicating, Heizei moved to Nara and was henceforth known as Nara no Mikado, the "Emperor of Nara". Source: Internet
Art by Alice B. Woodward The Mikado is a comedy that deals with themes of death and cruelty. Source: Internet