宗そう主しゅ権けん

noun

suzerainty

A political term referring to the right of a dominant state (suzerain) to control the foreign relations of a vassal state while allowing it internal autonomy. Used mainly in historical and international relations contexts.

• 宗そう主しゅ権けんは、歴れき史し的てきに保ほ護ご国こくと宗そう主しゅ国こくの関かん係けいで見みられる概がい念ねんだ。

  Suzerainty is a concept historically seen in the relationship between a protectorate and a suzerain state.