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

The monarch was rapidly acquiring a centralized power, which was very different from the overlordship of a feudal suzerain.

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

It was not, however, until 950 that the powerful vassal became reconciled with his suzerain and restored Laon.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various