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SUZERAINTY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does suzerainty mean?
• SUZERAINTY (noun)
The noun SUZERAINTY has 2 senses:
1. the position or authority of a suzerain
2. the domain of a suzerain
Familiarity information: SUZERAINTY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The position or authority of a suzerain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
under the suzerainty of...
Hypernyms ("suzerainty" is a kind of...):
dominion; rule (dominance or power through legal authority)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The domain of a suzerain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("suzerainty" is a kind of...):
demesne; domain; land (territory over which rule or control is exercised)
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