Su′ze-rain
,
[F., formed fr.
sus
above, L.
susum
,
sursum
(fr.
sub
under +
versum
, p. p. of
vertere
to turn), after the analogy of
souverain
, E.
sovereign
. See
Sub-
, and
Verse
.]
A superior lord, to whom fealty is due; a feudal lord; a lord paramount.