suzerain in English
noun
1
a sovereign or state having some control over another state that is internally autonomous.
The policy of the local ruler of Fergana against the Arabs oscillated between conciliation and attempts to call in aid from the Chinese Emperors as nominal suzerains over Central Asia and from the Turks.
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1. Its prince ceased to owe an obligation to any suzerain.
2. In feudal tenure, lands held without obligation to any suzerain (overlord) were termed held in Alod
3. When a player Colonizes a city, he will become the suzerain (suz for short) of that city and has some powers over it
4. Vietnam - Guide Michelin, 2010 Page 232 "Nommé gouverneur du district par l'administration coloniale en 1940, Deo Van Long devint de fait le suzerain non seulement des Thaïs blancs de Muong Te et de Phong To, mais aussi des Thaïs noirs de Son La.