suzerainty
noun /ˈsuːzərənti/, /ˈsuːzəreɪnti/
/ˈsuːzərənti/, /ˈsuːzəreɪnti/
[uncountable] (formal)- the right of a country to rule over another countryWord Originearly 19th cent.: from French, apparently from sus ‘above’ (from Latin su(r)sum ‘upward’), suggested by souverain ‘sovereign’ + -y.