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Re:What happened to Russias Air Force? U.S. officials, exper... by mensetmanusman on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @03:43PM (#30532835)
suzerain (n.)

"sovereign, ruler," 1807, from French suzerain (14c., Old French suserain), noun use of adjective meaning "sovereign but not supreme,"

Sovereign but not supreme is a good way to remember it, it’s like a baby name of ‘supreme’ :)

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Re:What happened to Russias Air Force? U.S. officials, exper... by Bayart on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @05:12PM (#30533942)
Using Anglo-Saxon etymons it would be "overlord", I guess.
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Re:What happened to Russias Air Force? U.S. officials, exper... by blacksmith_tb on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @09:32PM (#30536408)
Ah, but that also implies we're missing "underlord" to go with it then.
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