suzerainty
noun
su·zer·ain·ty ˈsü-zə-rən-tē 
-ˌrān-;
ˈsüz-rən-
: the dominion of a suzerain : overlordship
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web From suzerainty over the Middle East, North Africa and more than a quarter of Europe to almost nothing by the end. 
Melik Kaylan, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021 The Chagatay rule extended through the heart of Central Asia, and to the south the Ilkhanid suzerainty, with its epicenter in Persia, overflowed into Turkey and Afghanistan. Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 22 July 2021 The 2022 presidential election is an opportunity to debate whether to stand with its neighbors or risk eventually living under Greater China’s suzerainty. John Bolton, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2021 Since 2016, China has put a lot of energy into shrinking Australia down to an impotent Chinese suzerainty. Craig Hooper, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2021
Melik Kaylan, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021 The Chagatay rule extended through the heart of Central Asia, and to the south the Ilkhanid suzerainty, with its epicenter in Persia, overflowed into Turkey and Afghanistan. Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 22 July 2021 The 2022 presidential election is an opportunity to debate whether to stand with its neighbors or risk eventually living under Greater China’s suzerainty. John Bolton, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2021 Since 2016, China has put a lot of energy into shrinking Australia down to an impotent Chinese suzerainty. Craig Hooper, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2021 Word History
Etymology
French suzeraineté, from Middle French susereneté, from suserain
First Known Use
1823, in the meaning defined above