suzerainty
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++su·ze·rainty /ˈsuːzəreɪnti $ -rənti, -reɪnti/ noun [uncountable] formal PGthe right of a country or leader to rule over another country 宗主权，宗主国的地位
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suzerainty• To the east lay border regions - Berry and Auvergne - where even the Duke's nominal suzerainty was at times doubtful.• He did not ask for independence and never attempted to repudiate the suzerainty of the sultan.Origin suzerainty (1800-1900) French suzerainté, from an unrecorded Old French suserain “ruler”, from sus “up” + -erain (as in soverain “sovereign”)su·ze·rainty nounChineseSyllable
of or to right leader over country rule Corpus the a
suzerainty
su‧ze‧rainty /ˈsuːzəreɪnti $ -rənti, -reɪnti/
noun [uncountable] formal
su‧ze‧rainty /ˈsuːzəreɪnti $ -rənti, -reɪnti/
noun [uncountable] formal Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: suzerainté, from an unrecorded Old French suserain 'ruler', from sus 'up' + -erain (as in soverain 'sovereign')
the right of a country or leader to rule over another country
Language: French
Origin: suzerainté, from an unrecorded Old French suserain 'ruler', from sus 'up' + -erain (as in soverain 'sovereign')