Suzerain

[sju:zәrein]

(noun.) a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs.

Editor: Orville--From WordNet

(n.) A superior lord, to whom fealty is due; a feudal lord; a lord paramount.

Editor: Maggie

n. a feudal lord: supreme or paramount ruler.—n. Sū′zerainty the dominion of a suzerain: paramount authority.

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