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Noun: suzerainty  soo-zu-run-tee
  1. The position or authority of a suzerain
    "under the suzerainty of …"
     
  2. The domain of a suzerain
    "The Ottoman Empire held suzerainty over many Balkan states"

Derived forms: suzerainties

Type of: demesne, domain, dominion, land, raj [Asia], rule

Encyclopedia: Suzerainty