I learned the word decades ago from WTTW in Chicago late one Sunday night when the Doctor and Romana were seeking out the forth segment to the key of time.

Dr Who - The Androids of Tara

Princess Strella (Mary Tamm), nor Romana(also Mary Tamm), would ever willingly pledge their suzerainty to Count Grendel of Gracht(Peter Jeffrey), which is why he tried to set up a shotgun wedding.

  DOCTOR: Romana?
  ZADEK: That's the Princess Strella.
  (Grendel moves behind her.)
  STRELLA: (deadpan) I, Princess Strella, descendant of the Royal Kings of Tara, Mistress of the domains of Thorvald, Mortgarde and Freya, do humbly offer my loyalty to the King and do hereby recognise his SUZERAINTY over me and all whom I command.
  (Strella kneels. The Doctor grabs the sceptre and runs down the steps.)
  DOCTOR: No!
  (Everyone gasps as he hits Strella over the head with the sceptre!)

The word seemed to define itself fairly well in that context. Putin is Count Grendel in 2022