How to pronounce suzerain
American English pronunciation
SOO-zuh-rin
- IPA
- /ˈsuzəɹɪn/
- Syllables
- SOO · zuh · rin (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- SOO-zuh-rayn
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What suzerain means
A nation that runs another land's dealings with the world
In a sentence: The little island kept its own laws, but its suzerain decided who it could trade with.
Where it comes from: It came from French, built from a word meaning up or above with the ending of the French word for sovereign.
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