suzerain
suzerain[ˈsuːzəreɪn]noun- a sovereign or state having some control over another state that is internally autonomous
宗主国君主;宗主国
■(historical)a feudal overlord
(史)封建主
派生suzeraintynoun语源- early 19th cent.: from French, apparently from sus 'above' (from Latin su(r)sum 'upward'), suggested by souverain 'sovereign'
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