suzerain

Significado (Inglés)

1. A dominant nation or state that has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which otherwise has domestic autonomy.
2. (historical) A feudal landowner to whom vassals were forced to pledge allegiance.

Conceptos

señor feudal

soberano

Sinónimos

lord

overlord

sire

squire

liege

liege lord

magistrate

magnate

master

sovereign

archon

king of kings

dominator

emperor

grandee

khan

Traducciones

Suzerän

Oberherr

suzerain

suserano

Oberstaat

hükümdar

signore feudale

leenheer

suzerein

ηγεμόνας

Lehnsherr

άρχοντας

άρχων

επικυρίαρχος

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈs(j)uz(ə)ɹən/

Etimología (Inglés)

Cognado con inglés: sovereign

In summary

From French suzerain, based on sus (“up, above”) (from Latin sursum) with the ending of souverain (whence also English sovereign).