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    suzerain
    /ˈsuːzəreɪn/

    noun

    • 1. a sovereign or state having some control over another state that is internally autonomous.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › suzerainSuzerain Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : a superior feudal lord to whom fealty is due : overlord. 2. : a dominant state controlling the foreign relations of a vassal state but allowing it sovereign authority in its internal affairs. Examples of suzerain in a Sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSUZERAIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SUZERAIN definition: 1. a country that partly controls another country, or the ruler of such a country: 2. a country…. Learn more.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › suzerainSuzerain - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Jun 27, 2024 · When one country controls most of another country's affairs while still allowing it some autonomy, the dominant country is called a suzerain. In modern world affairs, suzerains are unusual, but history includes a number of them.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › suzerainSUZERAIN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Suzerain definition: a sovereign or a state exercising political control over a dependent state.. See examples of SUZERAIN used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySUZERAIN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SUZERAIN meaning: 1. a country that partly controls another country, or the ruler of such a country: 2. a country…. Learn more.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › suzerain_nsuzerain, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun suzerain is in the 1800s. OED's earliest evidence for suzerain is from 1807, in the writing of Charles Butler, Roman Catholic layman and lawyer. suzerain is a borrowing from French; modelled on a French lexical item.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › suzerainSuzerain - definition of suzerain by The Free Dictionary

    1. A nation that controls another nation in international affairs but allows it domestic sovereignty. 2. A feudal lord to whom fealty was due.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › suzerainSuzerain Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Suzerain definition: A nation that controls another nation in international affairs but allows it domestic sovereignty.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySUZERAIN definition in American English | Collins English ...

    suzerain in American English. (ˈsuzəˌrɪn ; ˈsuzəˌreɪn ) noun. 1. a feudal lord. 2. a state in its relation to a semiautonomous state over which it exercises political control. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › suzerainsuzerain - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] suzerain (plural suzerains) (international politics) A dominant nation or state that has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which otherwise has domestic autonomy . ( historical) A feudal landowner to whom vassals were forced to pledge allegiance. Derived terms. [ edit] suzerainty. Translations. [ edit]