suzerain

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In four days at Philadelphia's Kelly Pool, nine world and 13 American records were demolished, and U.S. aquatic status soared to suzerain heights.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1878, Britain took Cyprus in "trust" from the declining Ottoman Empire and disregarded Cypriot demands for union with Greece on the grounds that the Sultan was still the suzerain.

From Time Magazine Archive

For god and chief alike they had their suzerain, upon whose indulgence their lives depended.

From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Thomson, Basil

Pedro was the suzerain of B�ziers, and the young viscount was bound to him with ties of close friendship.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles

Although he showed no wish to sever his connection with the Roman Empire, Gregory behaved as if he considered the emperor his suzerain rather than his immediate ruler.

From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick