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suzerainty
/ˈs(j)uz(ə)ɹənti/
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What does suzerainty mean?
noun
- A relation between states in which a subservient nation has its own government, but is unable to take international action independent of the superior state.
- A similar relationship between other entities.
- The status or power of a suzerain.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈs(j)uz(ə)ɹənti/
Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗Other dictionary pronunciations
/ˈs(j)uzəˌɹeɪ̯nti/
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Under the suzerainty of Ashwerosh he administered law and justice throughout the year; only on the one day when he showed himself to the people did the king himself give judgment and decide cases.
South America is needed as a preferential market for investment of trust ``profits'' and surplus trust products: if in time these states can be brought within a Zollverein under the suzerainty of the United States, the financial area of operations receives a notable accession.
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In short, individuality of being destroys the hypothesis of communism, but it does not for that reason give birth to domain,--that domain by virtue of which the holder of a thing exercises over the person who takes his place a right of prestation and suzerainty, that has always been identified with property itself.
Bulgaria is a principality under the suzerainty of the Sultan, to whom it is supposed to pay a yearly tribute; but the suzerainty sits lightly upon the people, since they do pretty much as they please; and they never worry themselves about the tribute, simply putting it down on the slate whenever it comes due.