Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Agents Facet
3. People (hierarchy name)
4. people (agents)
5. [people by occupation]
6. [people in administration and government]
7. rulers (people)

Anotations

Scope note:

Types of feudal lords to whom vassals paid tribute. If the vassal broke the feudal contract, the suzerain regained his fief by escheat. For the entities in modern international relations, where state has supremacy over another state which possesses its own ruler or government but cannot act as an independent power, use "suzerains (states)."