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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the position or authority of a suzerain;
- Example: "under the suzerainty of..."

2. the domain of a suzerain;


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]
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