suzerainty

[ soo-zuh-rin-tee, -reyn- ]

/ ˈsu zə rɪn ti, -ˌreɪn- /

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noun, plural su·ze·rain·ties.

the position or authority of a suzerain.

the domain or area subject to a suzerain.

Nearby words

suvorov, suwannee, suwŏn, suzanne, suzerain, suzerainty, suzhou, suzie, suárez, sv, sv 40

Origin of suzerainty

1815–25; < French suzeraineté, Middle French suserenete, equivalent to suseren suzerain + -ete -ity

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Examples from the Web for suzerainty

The main difference was that the Bosnian soldiers discarded the fez which they wore as the symbol of Ottoman suzerainty.
The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay|Lord Eversley
He induces his neighbor's vassals to desert to154 the better protection of his suzerainty.
Life on a Mediaeval Barony|William Stearns Davis
Their chief aim was to remove the suzerainty of the Senate over them.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
With such a chieftain might one well treat if one had a mind to maintain the suzerainty of one's soul.
The Precipice|Elia Wilkinson Peattie

He may have anything, if only Scanderbeg can be put out of the way, and the country be under our suzerainty.
The Captain of the Janizaries|James M. Ludlow

British Dictionary definitions for suzerainty

suzerainty

/ (ˈsuːzərəntɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the position, power, or dignity of a suzerain

the relationship between suzerain and subject

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