suzerain
su·ze·rain
noun
1.
a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs
Origin
From French suzerain, based on sus (“up, above”) (from Latin sursum) with the ending of souverain (whence also English sovereign).
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