In Japan during the Tokugawa Shogunate, only samurai were allowed to carry two swords. This became known as daisho, literally “big-little,” since one sword was a short sword and the other a full-size long sword.
If a man performed a noteworthy service, occasionally they were granted the right to wear the two swords though without the accompanying samurai status. This was described as being “granted the privilege of wearing” the daisho.
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