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suzerainty - 3 dictionary results

su⋅ze⋅rain⋅ty

[soo-zuh-rin-tee, -reyn-]
–noun, plural -ties.
1. the position or authority of a suzerain.
2. the domain or area subject to a suzerain.

Origin:
1815–25; < F suzeraineté, MF suserenete, equiv. to suseren suzerain + -ete -ity
su·ze·rain·ty   (sōō'zər-ən-tē, -zə-rān'tē)   
n.   pl. su·ze·rain·ties
The power or domain of a suzerain.

Suzerainty

Su"ze*rain*ty\, n. [F. suzerainet['e].] The dominion or authority of a suzerain; paramount authority.
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