suzerainty
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suzerainty
- /ˈs(j)uz(ə)ɹənti/
- /ˈs(j)uzəˌɹeɪ̯nti/
Where it comes from
From Middle English suserente, from Old French suserenete, equivalent to suzerain + -ty.
noun suzerainties · suzereignty
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A relation between states in which a subservient nation has its own government, but is unable to take international action independent of the superior state.
under suzerainty to
Similar: suzerainship
- A similar relationship between other entities. She was tired of living under suzerainty to her parents.
- The status or power of a suzerain. In the N-Town Passion Play I, Lucifer is an implied presenter of the play and an implied controller of its events. He addresses the audience directly and confidentially in an extraordinary 124-line adoxograph which is part social satire and part seriocomic plea for our commitment to his suzerainty [
Translations
Every language
noun relation between a superior state and a subservient state
| 한국어 | 종주권 jongjugwon |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 宗主権 sōshuken |
| 中文 | 宗主權 /宗主权 zōngzhǔquán |
| Português | suserania |
| Français | suzeraineté |
| Deutsch | Oberhoheit, Oberherrschaft, Suzeränität |
| Русский | сюзерените́т sjuzerenitét |
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title = {suzerainty},
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