| 单词 | suzerain |
| 释义 | suzerain (once / 13118 pages) n When one country controls most of another country's affairs, especially international relations, while still allowing it some autonomy, the dominant country is called a suzerain. In modern world affairs, suzerains are unusual, but history includes a number of them. For example, the Ottoman Empire was the suzerain in its relationships with Moldova, the principality of Serbia, and Wallachia, and for years China was a suzerain to Mongolia. More recently, China has been considered by some to be the suzerain to Tibet, allowing it a small amount of autonomy while controlling it politically. WORD FAMILYsuzerain: suzerains USAGE EXAMPLESThe Residence of the Suzerain One of the story's principal villains, The Suzerain, resides in the building we know as All Souls College. BBC(Aug 20, 2013) The monarch was rapidly acquiring a centralized power, which was very different from the overlordship of a feudal suzerain. Lea, Henry Charles, A History of The Inquisition of The...(2012) Pedro was the suzerain of B�ziers, and the young viscount was bound to him with ties of close friendship. Lea, Henry Charles, A History of The Inquisition of The...(2012) n a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs Hyper body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, state a politically organized body of people under a single government |
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