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English

Noun

  1. A dominant nation or state which has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which has domestic autonomy.
  2. A feudal land-owner to whom peasants were forced to pledge allegiance.


Derived terms


et:suzerain fr:suzerain io:suzerain te:suzerain vi:suzerain

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Suzerain \Su"ze*rain\, n. [F., formed fr. sus above, L. susum,
sursum (fr. sub under + versum, p. p. of vertere to turn),
after the analogy of souverain, E. sovereign. See Sub-, and
Verse.]
A superior lord, to whom fealty is due; a feudal lord; a lord
paramount.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet suzerain
n : a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent
state especially in its foreign affairs
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