SUZERAIN


Meaning of SUZERAIN in English

n. 1 a feudal overlord. 2 a sovereign or State having some control over another State that is internally autonomous. suzerainty n.

[ F, app. f. sus above f. L su(r)sum upward, after souverain SOVEREIGN ]

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