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

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

  5. 5 days ago · 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]

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

  7. 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.

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

  9. suzerain in British English. (ˈsuːzəˌreɪn ) noun. 1. a. a state or sovereign exercising some degree of dominion over a dependent state, usually controlling its foreign affairs. b. (as modifier) a suzerain power.

  10. 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. Etymons: French suzerain. See etymology.

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