suzerainty

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
suzerainty
    n 1: the position or authority of a suzerain; "under the
         suzerainty of..."
    2: the domain of a suzerain
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Suzerainty \Su"ze*rain*ty\, n. [F. suzerainet['e].]
   The dominion or authority of a suzerain; paramount authority.
   [1913 Webster]
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