Suzerainty

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Suzerainty \Su"ze*rain*ty\, n. [F. suzerainet['e].]
     The dominion or authority of a suzerain; paramount authority.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  suzerainty
       n 1: the position or authority of a suzerain; "under the
            suzerainty of..."
       2: the domain of a suzerain