Definition of suzerain in English:

suzerain

noun ˈsuːzəreɪn

1A sovereign or state having some control over another state that is internally autonomous.
宗主国君主；宗主国
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1840 the government of Adolphe Thiers tried to revive Napoleon's glories in the Orient by supporting the pasha of Egypt in his bid to take Syria from his suzerain, the Ottoman Emperor.
- Both the United States and Japan are deeply worried about the future trajectory of a nuclear-equipped North Korean state, and in the long run by a unified Korea strategically tied more to its historical suzerain - China - than to the West.
- It is the suzerain power, and therefore has rights over Tibet.
- Among those heirs, Lachlan, a Princeton graduate, shares his father's conservative politics, making him a logical suzerain for the right-wing New York Post.
- Nevski kept good relations with the Golden Horde, the Mongol army that swept over Eastern Europe in the 13 th century and established a suzerain in Russia.
- The policy of the local ruler of Fergana against the Arabs oscillated between conciliation and attempts to call in aid from the Chinese Emperors as nominal suzerains over Central Asia and from the Turks.
- Weinfeld argues that just as these political documents demand exclusive fidelity of the vassal toward the suzerain, so too is exclusive fidelity demanded of Israel toward its God.
- The Turks, as nominal suzerains of Egypt, declared war on France, and to prevent them from using Syria as a base from which to attack him, Napoleon invaded Palestine in February 1799.
Synonyms
lord, overlord, lord and master, ruler, sovereign, monarch, liege, liege lord
1. 1.1historical A feudal overlord.
  〈史〉封建主
  Example sentencesExamples
  According to Ravina, the autonomy of domains in early modem Japan was based on three sources of legitimacy: feudal authority, patrimonial authority, and suzerain authority.
  Functional differentiation did of course arise in the suzerain - vassal pattern of political relations that typified both ancient and classical empires, and the modern ones of the European imperial age.
  The following spring Manual made a triumphal entry into the city and established himself as the unquestioned suzerain of Antioch.
  His man was soon driven out, but his intervention established a definite French influence and reminded everyone that he was the suzerain of the Flemings.
  To preserve his ‘state’, the king had to exploit his ‘lordship’ as a feudal suzerain.
  Synonyms
  leader, chieftain, head, headman, ruler, overlord, master, commander, seigneur, liege, liege lord, potentate

Derivatives

suzerainty

noun ˈsuːzərəntiˈsuːzəreɪnti

mass noun

A position of control by a sovereign or state over another state that is internally autonomous.
宗主国君主；宗主国
Henry claimed suzerainty over the duchy of Brittany
Example sentencesExamples
- Norway was at the time under Danish suzerainty
- Akbar finally annexed Ahmadnagar and Bijapur and Golconda became Mughal suzerainties during Jahangir and Shah Jahan's rule.
- The cover of Mughal suzerainty only helped the southern sultanates to extend their borders well into Chola heartland of Tamil Nadu and Mysore.
- The area came under the suzerainty of the Imperial British East Africa Company in 1888 when the company received a royal charter to administer the territory.

Origin

Early 19th century: from French, apparently from sus 'above' (from Latin su(r)sum 'upward'), suggested by souverain 'sovereign'.

Definition of suzerain in US English:

suzerain

noun

1A sovereign or state having some control over another state that is internally autonomous.
宗主国君主；宗主国
Example sentencesExamples
- Both the United States and Japan are deeply worried about the future trajectory of a nuclear-equipped North Korean state, and in the long run by a unified Korea strategically tied more to its historical suzerain - China - than to the West.
- Among those heirs, Lachlan, a Princeton graduate, shares his father's conservative politics, making him a logical suzerain for the right-wing New York Post.
- The Turks, as nominal suzerains of Egypt, declared war on France, and to prevent them from using Syria as a base from which to attack him, Napoleon invaded Palestine in February 1799.
- Nevski kept good relations with the Golden Horde, the Mongol army that swept over Eastern Europe in the 13 th century and established a suzerain in Russia.
- In 1840 the government of Adolphe Thiers tried to revive Napoleon's glories in the Orient by supporting the pasha of Egypt in his bid to take Syria from his suzerain, the Ottoman Emperor.
- It is the suzerain power, and therefore has rights over Tibet.
- Weinfeld argues that just as these political documents demand exclusive fidelity of the vassal toward the suzerain, so too is exclusive fidelity demanded of Israel toward its God.
- The policy of the local ruler of Fergana against the Arabs oscillated between conciliation and attempts to call in aid from the Chinese Emperors as nominal suzerains over Central Asia and from the Turks.
Synonyms
lord, overlord, lord and master, ruler, sovereign, monarch, liege, liege lord
1. 1.1historical A feudal overlord.
  〈史〉封建主
  Example sentencesExamples
  His man was soon driven out, but his intervention established a definite French influence and reminded everyone that he was the suzerain of the Flemings.
  According to Ravina, the autonomy of domains in early modem Japan was based on three sources of legitimacy: feudal authority, patrimonial authority, and suzerain authority.
  Functional differentiation did of course arise in the suzerain - vassal pattern of political relations that typified both ancient and classical empires, and the modern ones of the European imperial age.
  The following spring Manual made a triumphal entry into the city and established himself as the unquestioned suzerain of Antioch.
  To preserve his ‘state’, the king had to exploit his ‘lordship’ as a feudal suzerain.
  Synonyms
  leader, chieftain, head, headman, ruler, overlord, master, commander, seigneur, liege, liege lord, potentate

Origin

Early 19th century: from French, apparently from sus ‘above’ (from Latin su(r)sum ‘upward’), suggested by souverain ‘sovereign’.

词汇	suzerain
释义	Definition of suzerain in English: suzerain noun ˈsuːzəreɪn 1A sovereign or state having some control over another state that is internally autonomous. 宗主国君主；宗主国 Example sentencesExamples In 1840 the government of Adolphe Thiers tried to revive Napoleon's glories in the Orient by supporting the pasha of Egypt in his bid to take Syria from his suzerain, the Ottoman Emperor. Both the United States and Japan are deeply worried about the future trajectory of a nuclear-equipped North Korean state, and in the long run by a unified Korea strategically tied more to its historical suzerain - China - than to the West. It is the suzerain power, and therefore has rights over Tibet. Among those heirs, Lachlan, a Princeton graduate, shares his father's conservative politics, making him a logical suzerain for the right-wing New York Post. Nevski kept good relations with the Golden Horde, the Mongol army that swept over Eastern Europe in the 13 th century and established a suzerain in Russia. The policy of the local ruler of Fergana against the Arabs oscillated between conciliation and attempts to call in aid from the Chinese Emperors as nominal suzerains over Central Asia and from the Turks. Weinfeld argues that just as these political documents demand exclusive fidelity of the vassal toward the suzerain, so too is exclusive fidelity demanded of Israel toward its God. The Turks, as nominal suzerains of Egypt, declared war on France, and to prevent them from using Syria as a base from which to attack him, Napoleon invaded Palestine in February 1799. Synonyms lord, overlord, lord and master, ruler, sovereign, monarch, liege, liege lord 1.1historical A feudal overlord. 〈史〉封建主 Example sentencesExamples According to Ravina, the autonomy of domains in early modem Japan was based on three sources of legitimacy: feudal authority, patrimonial authority, and suzerain authority. Functional differentiation did of course arise in the suzerain - vassal pattern of political relations that typified both ancient and classical empires, and the modern ones of the European imperial age. The following spring Manual made a triumphal entry into the city and established himself as the unquestioned suzerain of Antioch. His man was soon driven out, but his intervention established a definite French influence and reminded everyone that he was the suzerain of the Flemings. To preserve his ‘state’, the king had to exploit his ‘lordship’ as a feudal suzerain. Synonyms leader, chieftain, head, headman, ruler, overlord, master, commander, seigneur, liege, liege lord, potentate Derivatives suzerainty noun ˈsuːzərəntiˈsuːzəreɪnti mass noun A position of control by a sovereign or state over another state that is internally autonomous. 宗主国君主；宗主国 Henry claimed suzerainty over the duchy of Brittany Example sentencesExamples Norway was at the time under Danish suzerainty Akbar finally annexed Ahmadnagar and Bijapur and Golconda became Mughal suzerainties during Jahangir and Shah Jahan's rule. The cover of Mughal suzerainty only helped the southern sultanates to extend their borders well into Chola heartland of Tamil Nadu and Mysore. The area came under the suzerainty of the Imperial British East Africa Company in 1888 when the company received a royal charter to administer the territory. Origin Early 19th century: from French, apparently from sus 'above' (from Latin su(r)sum 'upward'), suggested by souverain 'sovereign'. Definition of suzerain in US English: suzerain noun 1A sovereign or state having some control over another state that is internally autonomous. 宗主国君主；宗主国 Example sentencesExamples Both the United States and Japan are deeply worried about the future trajectory of a nuclear-equipped North Korean state, and in the long run by a unified Korea strategically tied more to its historical suzerain - China - than to the West. Among those heirs, Lachlan, a Princeton graduate, shares his father's conservative politics, making him a logical suzerain for the right-wing New York Post. The Turks, as nominal suzerains of Egypt, declared war on France, and to prevent them from using Syria as a base from which to attack him, Napoleon invaded Palestine in February 1799. Nevski kept good relations with the Golden Horde, the Mongol army that swept over Eastern Europe in the 13 th century and established a suzerain in Russia. In 1840 the government of Adolphe Thiers tried to revive Napoleon's glories in the Orient by supporting the pasha of Egypt in his bid to take Syria from his suzerain, the Ottoman Emperor. It is the suzerain power, and therefore has rights over Tibet. Weinfeld argues that just as these political documents demand exclusive fidelity of the vassal toward the suzerain, so too is exclusive fidelity demanded of Israel toward its God. The policy of the local ruler of Fergana against the Arabs oscillated between conciliation and attempts to call in aid from the Chinese Emperors as nominal suzerains over Central Asia and from the Turks. Synonyms lord, overlord, lord and master, ruler, sovereign, monarch, liege, liege lord 1.1historical A feudal overlord. 〈史〉封建主 Example sentencesExamples His man was soon driven out, but his intervention established a definite French influence and reminded everyone that he was the suzerain of the Flemings. According to Ravina, the autonomy of domains in early modem Japan was based on three sources of legitimacy: feudal authority, patrimonial authority, and suzerain authority. Functional differentiation did of course arise in the suzerain - vassal pattern of political relations that typified both ancient and classical empires, and the modern ones of the European imperial age. The following spring Manual made a triumphal entry into the city and established himself as the unquestioned suzerain of Antioch. To preserve his ‘state’, the king had to exploit his ‘lordship’ as a feudal suzerain. Synonyms leader, chieftain, head, headman, ruler, overlord, master, commander, seigneur, liege, liege lord, potentate Origin Early 19th century: from French, apparently from sus ‘above’ (from Latin su(r)sum ‘upward’), suggested by souverain ‘sovereign’.
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