Shugo took such warriors in their newfound positions of power and forged a master-follower bond with them, thereby strengthening their hegemony over their own territories, and eventually began to be called "shugo daimyo" (daimyo literally means "big name").
守護は、このような武士と主従関係を結ぶようになり、領国内への支配権を強め、守護大名と呼ばれるようになる。