单词 | suzerainty |
释义 | suzeraintyn.ΘΚΠ society > authority > [noun] > supreme authority sovereigntyc1374 thronea1382 chiefnessc1420 superiority1449 suzeraintyc1470 sovereignness1532 supremity1536 supremacy1547 monarchy1585 autocracy1659 paramountcy1667 sovranty1667 paramountship1735 sovereignship1817 eminent domain1850 overmastery1901 c1470 in Bagford Ballads (1880) I. 520* Whyche cause gyueth cause to me & myne To serue yt hart of suserente. 2. The position, rank, or power of a suzerain.Appears first in French or semi-French form. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > [noun] > person or state ruling over another > position of suzerainty1823 society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > lord > [noun] > feudal lord > feudal overlord > position of suzerainty1823 suzerainship1828 1823 W. Scott Peveril II. xi. 284 The family of Peveril, who thereby chose to intimate their ancient suzerainté over the whole country. 1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 318/1 Albert's successors continued to recognise the suzeraineté of Poland till the treaty of Velau (1657). 1870 Spectator 19 Nov. 137 It would be far cheaper to buy from the Sultan the only right which forces us to his side—the suzerainté of Egypt. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1470 |
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