| |
Definitions for: Suzerain
[n] a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs
Webster (1913) Definition: Su"ze*rain, n. [F., formed fr. sus above, L. susum,
sursum (fr. sub under + versum, p. p. of vertere to turn),
after the analogy of souverain, E. sovereign. See Sub-, and
Verse.]
A superior lord, to whom fealty is due; a feudal lord; a lord
paramount.
See Also: body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, state
|
