suzerain
IPA: suzˈɛreɪn
noun
- (international politics) A dominant nation or state that has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which otherwise has domestic autonomy.
- (historical) A feudal landowner to whom vassals were forced to pledge allegiance.
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Examples of "suzerain" in Sentences
- A suzerain is a chief or head general.
- Suzerain tries to carry Hanka out of the mill.
- It was a typical feudal relation of vassal and suzerain.
- This could so very much be done with more actors. suzerain
- These families held their fief in vassalage from a suzerain.
- I dont know what this is but a Suzerain should not link here.
- He was defeated and had to recognise Polish king as his suzerain.
- None of these factions recognized the other one as their suzerain.
- Such direct authority was much more than what a suzerain could do.
- In the Cyclades, Sanudo was the suzerain and the others his vassals.
- But by the logic of Simla, China would become suzerain only if it ratified.
- "suzerain," where near the main altar it was easy to obtain some gift and many benefits.
- Khedive and the Sultan as his suzerain, which is exactly the position taken up by Lord Salisbury in his despatch of September 9, 1898.
- Back in October already, Chinese commentaries remarked on the financial crisis as being the chief reason for Britain ceding its long-term regard of China as Tibet's "suzerain" and recognizing it as its "sovereign".
- Back in October already, Chinese commentaries remarked on the financial crisis as being the chief reason for Britain ceding its long-term regard of China as Tibet's "suzerain" and recognizing it as its "sovereign."
- Similarly, as the home of the Hamas political leadership, and as the long-time suzerain of Lebanon, the Syrian intelligence apparatus can directly control the direction and temperature of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
- The only existing continental gaming houses authorized by government are now the two Badens, Spa (of which the lease is nearly expired, and will not be renewed), Monaco (capital of the ridiculous little Italian principality, of which the suzerain is a scion of the house of "Grimaldi&"), Malmöe, in Sweden, too remote to do much harm, and HOMBOURG.
- -- Feudal seignior, and suzerain, that is to say, commander-in-chief of the great resident army whose willing forces had served to reconstruct society in the ninth century, the King, through the remotest of his origins -- that is to say, through the immemorial confusion of sovereignty with property -- was the owner of France, the same as an individual owns his private domain. [
- Richard the Fearless, had built nearly a hundred years before -- new trouble threatened him, as word came that King Henry of France, the "suzerain," or overlord of Normandy, deeming his authority not sufficiently honored in his Norman fief, had invaded the boy's territories, and with a strong force was besieging the border castle of Tillieres, [H] scarce fifty miles to the south.
- Category: Health Care | Comment (RSS) 4 Comments morganovich: the IMAB will be the controller of rationing and service denial. the fact that they can cut anything they want without any approval by elected officials makes them pretty much suzerain of government healthcare. whether they become a “death panel” or whatever is not necessarily clear, but they certainly have to power to be.