<P> A rōnin ( 浪人 , `` drifter '' or `` wanderer '' ) was a samurai without a lord or master during the feudal period ( 1185 -- 1868 ) of Japan . A samurai became masterless from the death or fall of his master , or after the loss of his master 's favor or privilege . </P>
<P> A rōnin ( 浪人 , `` drifter '' or `` wanderer '' ) was a samurai without a lord or master during the feudal period ( 1185 -- 1868 ) of Japan . A samurai became masterless from the death or fall of his master , or after the loss of his master 's favor or privilege . </P>
what do you call a samurai without master
what do you call a samurai without master
rōnin
rōnin