suzerains

plural of suzerain

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Noun
  • The belief is that it was gifted by King Umberto, one of the last kings of Italy, to that family, and stayed in the family’s possession for that whole time.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Another important aspect is the South Sudanese tribes that were filmed look like kings and queens in their colors and in their beads.
    Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • So inside of those circles, the weird culty myopia that would have existed around these child emperors that were in charge of things.
    Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
  • By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This made Major responsible for the legal and administrative matters relating to the princes.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • While the 1930s Santa Cruz surfers may have been shown as primarily white men, the sport dates back to 12th-century Polynesia and was first demonstrated in Santa Cruz by three Hawaiian princes in 1885.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The conservative Yomiuri issued its own proposal in May, calling for an urgent revision to the Imperial House Law to give royal status to husbands and children of princesses and allow women to succeed the throne.
    Mari Yamaguchi, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Each child will have the chance to meet and take photos with their favorite princesses during a special meet-and-greet.
    Tiffani Jackson Skinner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Suzerains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suzerains. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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