suzerain

noun

Definition of suzerainnext
as in emperor

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Recent Examples of suzerain Witkoff went from Qatar to Israel on Saturday and insisted on having a meeting with the prime minister on the afternoon of the Jewish sabbath—a violation of Israeli protocol rudely designed to remind Netanyahu who was the vassal and who was the suzerain. — Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025 Citizens of countries historically exploited by the West face higher financial and bureaucratic hurdles to access facilities and resources concentrated in their former suzerain. — WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022 In buttressing Lukashenko’s regime, Russia became Belarus’s outright suzerain. — Casey Michel, The New Republic, 1 Mar. 2022 Most Somalilanders have known nothing but self-rule and would never consent to reintegrate with their bloody, anarchic suzerain. — The Economist, 8 May 2021 Even now, in the 21st century, some U.S. officials and elites still deep in their hearts know and understand the world through the framework of the suzerain and its colonies. — Marc Tracy, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suzerain
  1. emperor
  2. prince
  3. king
  4. satrap
  5. sultan
  6. empress
  7. princess
  8. sovereign
Noun
  • For a few months during the winter of 1803 to 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte showed the tapestry at the Napoleon Museum, as the Louvre was briefly known during the French emperor’s reign.
    — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The fruit was heralded as far back as the year 1279 as the preferred fruit of the royal court and emperors.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of emperor
Noun
  • Despite failing to produce a breakthrough, the meeting illustrated the convening reach of the crown prince and his intention to act as a diplomatic go-between in the Ukraine-Russia war.
    — Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Recommended Safety As Trump proves unreliable, Europe rushes to firm up defenses on its own Saudi oil also gives the crown prince sway over the global supply of crude and its price.
    — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of prince
Noun
  • Marlene Daut’s deep dive into Haiti’s first — and only — king reads like a historical novel of a bygone era with Black princes and knights, an elaborate dress code and a palace, Sans-Souci, to match.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
  • This year, Todd Hurley is Mr. Pat, the parade’s king, and Mary Fischer is Miss Shamrock, the parade’s queen.
    — Craig Lassig, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of king
Noun
  • By contrast, given Russia's dominant role in the CU, joining that group would transform Yanukovych into a satrap of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, whom Yanukovych regards as the avatar of Russian arrogance.
    — Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2011
  • The quick collapse of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satraps unsettled both nations.
    — Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Definition of satrap
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  • This mosque also holds the tombs of the commissioning sultan, his wife Haseki Hürrem, and Mimar Sinan himself. Kılıç Ali Paşa Mosque The Kılıç Ali Paşa Mosque is an example of how versatile Mimar Sinan was as an architect.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The Blue Mosque was built by Sultan Ahmet I, the Ottoman Empire’s sultan between 1603 and 1617.
    — Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of sultan
Noun
  • Catherine’s collection soon ballooned as the empress amassed 4,000 paintings, 38,000 books, 10,000 engraved gems, 10,000 drawings, and 16,000 coins and medals.
    — Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Read: The new empress of self-help is a TikTok star Not long ago in American culture, vulnerability was largely associated with weakness.
    — Maytal Eyal, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025
Definition of empress
Noun
  • Additionally, for its axing of a transgender storyline in the show Win or Lose, its casting of an openly Christian character in the same show, and pulling the plug on its Tiana princess series which would have featured Disney's first Black princess.
    — Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Last year, the princess and her family moved back to Sweden after living in Florida in recent years.
    — Meredith Kile, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of princess
Noun
  • The former England soccer captain is an ambassador for The King's Foundation, the sovereign's longtime charity promoting sustainability through practical training, which sent students and alumni to the glam banquet before the King and Queen's trip to Italy in April.
    — Janine Henni, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • No longer would the sovereign have to beg for funds.
    — Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
Definition of sovereign

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