suzerain

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

suserano

Sinônimos

lord

overlord

sire

squire

liege

liege lord

magistrate

magnate

master

sovereign

archon

king of kings

dominator

emperor

grandee

khan

Traduções

Oberherr

suzerain

Suzerän

Oberstaat

hükümdar

الدّولة المهيمنة

signore feudale

leenheer

suzerein

señor feudal

soberano

ηγεμόνας

Lehnsherr

άρχοντας

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈs(j)uz(ə)ɹən/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Cognato com inglês: sovereign

In summary

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