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Meaning of "suzerain" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUZERAIN

From French, from sus above (from Latin sursum turned upwards, from sub- up + vertere to turn) + -erain, as in souverainsovereign.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SUZERAIN

suzerain  [ˈsuːzəˌreɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUZERAIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Suzerain is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUZERAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Suzerainty

Suzerainty occurs where a region or people is a tributary to a more powerful entity which controls its foreign affairs while allowing the tributary vassal state internal autonomy. The dominant entity in the suzerainty relationship, or the more powerful entity itself, is called a suzerain. The term suzerainty was originally used to describe the relationship between the Ottoman Empire and its surrounding regions. It differs from sovereignty in that the tributary enjoys some self-rule. A suzerain can also refer to a feudal lord, to whom vassals must pay tribute. Although it is a concept which has existed in a number of historical empires, it is a concept that is very difficult to describe using 20th- or 21st-century theories of international law, in which sovereignty either exists or does not. While a sovereign nation can agree by treaty to become a protectorate of a stronger power, modern international law does not recognize any way of making this relationship compulsory on the weaker power.

Definition of suzerain in the English dictionary

The definition of suzerain in the dictionary is a state or sovereign exercising some degree of dominion over a dependent state, usually controlling its foreign affairs. Other definition of suzerain is a feudal overlord.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUZERAIN


Bahrain
bɑːˈreɪn
brain
breɪn
checkrein
ˈtʃɛkˌreɪn
crane
kreɪn
drain
dreɪn
drivetrain
ˈdraɪvˌtreɪn
grain
ɡreɪn
Lorraine
lɒˈreɪn
membrane
ˈmɛmbreɪn
rain
reɪn
refrain
rɪˈfreɪn
reign
reɪn
rein
reɪn
seatrain
ˈsiːtˌreɪn
souterrain
ˈsuːtəˌreɪn
strain
streɪn
subterrane
ˈsʌbtəˌreɪn
terrain
təˈreɪn
train
treɪn
Ukraine
juːˈkreɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUZERAIN

suttee
sutteeism
suttle
suttly
Sutton
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Hoo
Sutton-in-Ashfield
sutural
suturally
suturation
suture
Suu Kyi
SUV
Suva
Suvorov
Suwannee
Suwannee Sound
suzerainties
suzerainty

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUZERAIN

acid rain
all-terrain
constrain
Derain
down the drain
entrain
freight train
grosgrain
ingrain
Lorrain
mail train
on the brain
powertrain
restrain
scatterbrain
sprain
steam train
wagon train
water on the brain
woodgrain

Synonyms and antonyms of suzerain in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «suzerain» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUZERAIN

Find out the translation of suzerain to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of suzerain from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «suzerain» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

庄主
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

soberano
570 millions of speakers

English

suzerain
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अधिपति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المهيمنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сюзерен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

suzerain
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সামন্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

suzerain
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Suzerain
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Oberherr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

宗主
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

종주국
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Suzerain
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thủ lảnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ராஜாதிராஜன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुर्जेंन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hükümdar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sovrano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zwierzchność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сюзерен
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

suzeran
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άρχοντας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

suzerein
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

suzerain
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

suzerain
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of suzerain

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUZERAIN»

The term «suzerain» is regularly used and occupies the 75.876 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUZERAIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «suzerain» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «suzerain» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about suzerain

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUZERAIN»

Discover the use of suzerain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to suzerain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Suzerain
This edition of Suzerain is written for the Savage Worlds rule system (SW:EX rulebook required), expanding the core rules in a number of key ways - a new approach to races is just the beginning.
Zach Welhouse, Clyde Clarke, Richard Mendenhall, 2010
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The Suzerain Enterprise
To the victor the spoils.
Milton Kerr, Gary McGhee, 2001
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An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible: A Thematic Approach
A more powerful king, or suzerain, made these Covenants, and agreements with a vassal, a king who was, for the present, no match for the Ideology suzerain. These treaties and oaths bear an often-striking relationship with the contents of the ...
Sandra L. Gravett, Karla G. Bohmback, F. V. Greifenhagen, 2008
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Like Unto Moses: The Constituting of an Interruption
But Moses' success with God in obtaining the new tables can only remind us that the narrative also begins and ends by turning the vassal-suzerain relation of the treaties on its head: it begins with a subject who revolts from an Egyptian ...
James Nohrnberg, 1995
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International Law: A Treatise
The full sovereign State upon which a half sovereign State is either absolutely or for the most part internationally dependent, is called the suzerain State. Suzerainty is a term which was originally used for the relation between the feudal lord ...
Lassa Oppenheim, Ronald Francis Roxburgh, Sir Ronald Roxburgh, 1920
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Deuteronomic Theology and the Significance of Torah: A ...
The ANE suzerain-vassal treaties commonly defined the relationship between two parties in order to “consolidate the hegemony of the suzerain.”110 McCarthy notes that these treaties were very heavily weighted in favor of the suzerain.
Peter T. Vogt, 2006
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Notes & Queries
This being so, to speak of suzerain as a corruption of supra-souverain is to claim for the word a redundancy that could only have expressed the relationship of the Pope in respect of his temporal or spiritual authority to the French monarchy, ...
William White, 1903
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China's Tibet Policy
The British resolution of their conflicting imperatives was a typical British compromise on the issues concerning China and Tibet; they declared China's status in Tibet was suzerain but on the condition that Tibet was autonomous, terms ...
Dawa Norbu, 2012
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The Story of God, the Story of Us: Getting Lost and Found in ...
The more powerful party in such treaties, known as the 'suzerain,' offered protection and security in return for the exclusive loyalty and devotion of the weaker party, the 'vassal.' The suzerain was under obligation to care for the vassal; the ...
Sean Gladding, 2010
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Medieval History
of the whole cluster of fiefs, and which was proportionally larger and more splendid than the castles and properties of his vassals. Often the suzerain had several castles and several personal estates, situated in different parts of the territory ...
‎1858

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUZERAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term suzerain is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chevènement : "Nous sommes passés dans l'allégeance au …
L'« occidentalisme » qui prévaut désormais est un système d'allégeance au suzerain américain. D'ailleurs, l'Otan n'a-t-elle pas aussi pris la place de l'ONU ? «Marianne, Jul 15»
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"Nous sommes passés dans l'allégeance au suzerain américain …
Entretien de Jean-Pierre Chevènement accordé à Marianne, vendredi 10 juillet 2015. Propos recueillis par Anne Rosencher et Alexis Lacroix. MARIANNE : Les ... «poilitque-actu, Jul 15»
3
Hungry Like the Wolf: Sandbar Lounge
Sure, there are some salads, but at the Sandbar, meat is king, the emperor, maybe even the suzerain. Allow me to explain. I ordered a stacked burger because I ... «Casper Star-Tribune Online, Jul 15»
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Le suzerain et les vassaux
«Mon Dieu, gardez-moi de mes amis... Quant à mes ennemis, je m'en charge!» Voltaire. Un scoop! Les Français découvrent après les Allemands que eux aussi ... «L'Expression, Jun 15»
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Vermillion Children's Theatre Looks 'Marvelous' In Summer …
As the story goes, the Seer tricks to the townspeople and the Suzerain into believing that he can create a new outfit that will be unlike any other. Also, this outfit ... «Vermillion Plain Talk, Jun 15»
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Crusader Kings II Will Add Dynamic Mercenaries, New Tributary …
Tributaries pay a monthly tax to their suzerain and cannot refuse the suzerain's call to wars. However, the suzerain is also expected to protect their tributaries. «Softpedia News, Jun 15»
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Pokemon Insurgence Update: Mega Miltank Introduced To Make Us …
Suzerain has taken the Miltank of our nightmares and beefed it up to make the cow Pokémon a more viable 'mon for battle. Miltank normally has a stat line of ... «iDigitalTimes.com, Mar 15»
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The Sacrifice of Covenant Relationship (Exodus 20:1-17)
The Ten Commandments begin with an identification of the suzerain ("I am the Lord your God") and a brief history of God and the Israelites ("brought you out of ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
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Caving In to China's Power
As did the suzerain states that surrounded it centuries ago, the world again sends tribute in the hope that China will treat it with favor, and the party takes that as ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
10
Patriat en Franche-Comté : « Ni en suzerain, ni en vassal »
Faute de contradicteurs motivés, François Patriat s'est imposé aisément. Il a juré n'être venu « ni en suzerain, ni en vassal mais en ami de la Franche-Comté ». «Bien Public, Dec 14»

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