Associations to the word «Suzerainty»

Wiktionary

SUZERAINTY, noun. A relation between states in which a subservient nation has its own government, but is unable to take international action independent of the superior state.

Dictionary definition

SUZERAINTY, noun. The position or authority of a suzerain; "under the suzerainty of...".
SUZERAINTY, noun. The domain of a suzerain.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats