suzerainty

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Mixed Tribunals, Ottoman Suzerainty, and other vexatious burdens would be added to the difficulties of Soudan administration.

From The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan by Churchill, Winston

Suzerainty, which is a purely legal, though somewhat vague, conception, has in many minds become confused with the practical supremacy, or rather predominance, of Britain in South Africa, which is a totally different matter.

From Impressions of South Africa by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount

The assertion of this fact serves as an Ithuriel's spear to bring into clear relief the significance of the revival by Mr. Chamberlain of the Suzerainty of 1881.

From A Century of Wrong by Reitz, F. W.

They desired the removal of the Suzerainty, the cancellation of the clauses referring to natives, and the restoration of the title of the South African Republic in lieu of that of the Transvaal State.

From The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs by Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir

To these inhabitants Her Majesty guarantees internal independence, to Herself she reserves the Suzerainty.

From Boer Politics by Guyot, Yves