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Noun: suzerain  soo-zu-run or 'soo-zu,reyn
  1. A state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs

Derived forms: suzerains

Type of: body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, state

Encyclopedia: Suzerain