suzerain
noun[C]
politicsspecializeduk/ˈsuː.zər.eɪn/us/ˈsuː.zɚ.ɪn/acountrythatpartlycontrolsanothercountry, or therulerof such acountry:
宗主国;宗主国君主As the Transvaal’s suzerainpower, it would have been England’sdutytotrytoavertbloodshed.作为德兰士瓦的宗主国,英国有责任尽力避免流血事件。
The Hapsburgs were suzerains of thecountry, but theytreatedtheinhabitantsasfreemen.哈布斯堡家族是这个国家的领主,但他们把居民当作自由人对待。
See also
suzerainty
Countries, nationalities & continents: country & nation
- birthright citizenship
 - body politic
 - BRICS
 - coast
 - countrywide
 - cross-border
 - domestic
 - domestically
 - dual
 - dual citizen
 - motherland
 - nation
 - non-domestic
 - non-indigenous
 - non-national
 - noncitizen
 - nuclear power
 - statehood
 - superpower
 - transnational