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Definition of suzerainty noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

suzerainty

noun
 
/ˈsuːzərənti/,
 
/ˈsuːzəreɪnti/
 
/ˈsuːzərənti/,
 
/ˈsuːzəreɪnti/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the right of a country to rule over another country
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French, apparently from sus ‘above’ (from Latin su(r)sum ‘upward’), suggested by souverain ‘sovereign’ + -y.
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