suzerain
pronunciation
How to pronounce suzerain in British English:
UK ['su:zəreɪn]
How to pronounce suzerain in American English:
US ['suzəˌreɪn]
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- Noun:
- a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs
Word Origin
- suzerain (n.)
- "sovereign, ruler," 1807, from French suzerain (14c., Old French suserain), noun use of adjective meaning "sovereign but not supreme," from adverb sus "up, above," on analogy of soverain (see sovereign (adj.)). Old French sus is from Vulgar Latin susum, from Latin sursum "upward, above," contraction of subversum, from subvertere (see subvert).
Example
- 1. The position or authority of a suzerain .
- 2. Once in charge the chinese sat back and accepted tribute from their suzerain and vassal states , such as tibet .
- 3. And modern immigrants have become force that cannot be neglected for a suzerain state .
- 4. The purpose of bma is to cherish the memory of the united kingdom , our suzerain .
- 5. And when he makes the female characters submissive to the male characters , he is justifying suzerain 's conquering and invasion of land and culture of the colony .