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suzerain

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Definition of suzerain

as in emperor

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Recent Examples of suzerain 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

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Past media surveys have shown that more than 80% of Japanese respondents favored a female emperor.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
The male-only succession rule means the line must move to the emperor’s younger brother Akishino, then to his 20-year-old nephew Prince Hisahito.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

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Thames Valley officers in February arrested the former prince, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, on suspicion of misconduct in public office based on information released in the Epstein Files.

— Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
Lakshmana appears as a prince named Lakkhana, who lacks the martial abilities of Valmiki’s Lakshmana.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of prince

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As the British royal family hosted the sultan of Oman and members of the Omani royal family for a formal state banquet at Windsor Castle, eagle-eyed fans noticed that Kate’s yellow cutout cape gown almost led to a fashion mishap.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 22 Oct. 2026
Yogyakarta is a rare thing, a sultan’s kingdom inside of a country that is otherwise a republic.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

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The changes include allowing the adoption of distant male relatives raised as commoners to become royals and father future heirs, and letting princesses keep their royal status after marrying commoners.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Previously, princesses who marry a commoner had to renounce their royal status and leave the royal family.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of princess

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Unlike the British throne, in fact, the leadership of the Commonwealth is not automatically passed from a sovereign to their heir.

— Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026
The Crown Estate is an independent company established by Parliament to manage a vast portfolio of properties throughout the United Kingdom that is nominally owned by the sovereign during his lifetime but is operated for the benefit of taxpayers.

— Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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