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单词 suzerain
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
su•ze•rain  (so̅o̅zə rin, -rān′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. World Historya sovereign or a state exercising political control over a dependent state.
  2. World History[Hist.]a feudal overlord.

adj. 
  1. World Historycharacteristic of or being a suzerain.
  • Latin sūsum, variant of sursum, contraction of subversum, neuter of subversus upturned; see sub-, verse) + (souv)erain sovereign
  • French, equivalent. to sus above (
  • 1800–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
suzerain /ˈsuːzəˌreɪn/ n
  1. a state or sovereign exercising some degree of dominion over a dependent state, usually controlling its foreign affairs
  2. (as modifier): a suzerain power
  3. a feudal overlord
  4. (as modifier): suzerain lord
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from sus above (from Latin sursum turned upwards, from sub- up + vertere to turn) + -erain, as in souverain sovereign
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