suserano

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French suzerain.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.zeˈɾɐ̃.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.zeˈɾɐ.no/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.zɨˈɾɐ.nu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.zɨˈɾa.nu/

Hyphenation: su‧se‧ra‧no

Noun

suserano m (plural suseranos)

suzerain (feudal landowner to whom peasants were forced to pledge allegiance)
Synonym: senhor feudal

Related terms

suserania

See also

soberano

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