/ 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 .
/ 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 .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005