SUZERAINTY

term in common use im France in Middle Ages to expre the relation of a feudal lord to his va al, the king being the chief suzerain: in modern times it expre es the power of a country over a va al state, or over a state independent subject to certain reservations, or a protectorate over native states. Dan. abp.; bp. of Copenhagen, 1655; led democratic royalist party in opposition to nobles and established despotism of Frederick IIT. mountainous region, on 8S. slopes of Caucasus, Kutais, Ru ia.