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suzerain definition

su·zerain (so̵̅o̅zə rin′, -rān′)

noun

  1. a feudal lord
  2. a state in its relation to a semiautonomous state over which it exercises political control

Etymology: Fr < sus, above < L susum, sursum, upward, above (contr. of subversum < sub-, sub- + versum, a turning < pp. of vertere: see verse) + ending of souverain, sovereign

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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