suzerain
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[edit] English
[edit] Noun
suzerain (plural suzerains)
- A dominant nation or state which has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which has domestic autonomy.
- A feudal land-owner to whom peasants were forced to pledge allegiance.
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a dominant nation or state
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[edit] Adjective
suzerain (not comparable)
- Pertaining to suzerain