suzerainty

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsuːzərəntɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(so̅o̅′zə rin tē, -rān′-)

Inflections of 'suzerainty' (n): npl: suzerainties

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
su•ze•rain•ty  (so̅o̅′zə rin tē, -rān′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. World Historythe position or authority of a suzerain.
  2. Government, World Historythe domain or area subject to a suzerain.
  • French suzeraineté, Middle French suserenete, equivalent. to suseren suzerain + -ete -ity
  • 1815–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
suzerainty / ˈsuːzərəntɪ/ ( -ties)
  1. the position, power, or dignity of a suzerain
  2. the relationship between suzerain and subject
'suzerainty' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Andorra - Golden Horde - Trengganu - khedive - reign

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