the position or authority of a suzerain; "under the suzerainty of..."
Suzerainty ( or ) 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 some limited domestic autonomy.Merriam Webster The dominant entity in the suzerainty relationship, or the more powerful entity itself, is called a suzerain.
例句与用法
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Li hongzhang ' s idea about international law and the lose of chinese suzerainty to ryukyu 李鸿章的国际法意识与琉球宗主权的丧失