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suzerainty definition

su·zerain·ty (-tē)

noun pl. suzerainties -·ties

the position or power of a suzerain

Etymology: Fr suzeraineté < MFr suserenete

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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