SUZERAINTY


Meaning of SUZERAINTY in English

/ ˈsuːzəreɪnti; NAmE ; -rənti/ noun

[ U ] ( formal ) the right of a country to rule over another country

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from French , apparently from sus above (from Latin su(r)sum upward), suggested by souverain sovereign + -y .

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