tumbrel or tumbril (TUHM-bruhl) - n., (hist.) an uncertain medieval punishment device, later identified with a ducking stool; a farm cart suited to tipping over to dump its load; (hist.) a cart carrying a condemned person to a place of execution, such as during the French Revolution.

All of which convey the sense of being tumbled. In the early 14th century, it was spelled tumberell, meaning the ducking stool, from Old French tomberel (modern French tombereau), from tomber, to tumble/fall, of uncertain origin but possibly Germanic via an unattested Frankish word, in which case it's cognate of tumble (which is a frequentive form of the common root).

---L.

Nominations Clarification 4

There will be one more clarification post after this. We're not quite through all the tags yet, but I wanted to get these queries out now.

Here is a little FAQ about Nominations Clarification posts for those of you who haven't run into them before, hidden under a details tag now:

What/why is a Nominations Clarification post?

Nomination clarifications are queries about tags we find confusing and updates about tags or the tagset in general. The goal of nominations is to create a tagset of unambiguous, easy to understand tags that will be useful to participants and solidly within the scope of the exchange. The goal of a clarifications post is to keep all of our participants up-to-date regarding our nominations work and solicit feedback where necessary to create the most useful tagset we can.

Do I need to read the whole post?

No. You can just skim each clarification post to see if a fandom you're interested in requesting or offering has been mentioned. We recommend doing this even if you don't care very much how the tagset is organized in case we make some kind of huge blunder with your favorite fandom or OTP.

How do I reply to a Nominations Clarification post? Do I need a Dreamwidth account?

You don't need a Dreamwidth account because we have anonymous commenting turned on. If you comment anonymously, remember to check back for our reply! You can also email us at ficinaboxmod@gmail.com if you'd prefer.

There's a query about a fandom I'm familiar with, but I'm not the nominator. Can I tell you what I think?

Yes! If you are not the nominator but have relevant fandom knowledge about something, please speak up. Nominators don't always reply to our queries, so answers from other people in the fandom are often very helpful.

Why haven't you processed my nomination(s) yet?

Nominations can't be processed in a strictly first-in, first-out manner because of various backend reasons, so most likely we just haven't yet had a chance because of the large volume of submitted nominations. Double check our nominations clarification posts for your tag. If sign ups open and one or more of your tags is mysteriously still missing, please reach out.

My AO3 tagset nomination(s) were rejected but aren't discussed below, why did you reject them?

Most likely you failed to disambiguate your nominations, or made some other error — we reject incorrect tags rather than fixing them. You're welcome to post a link to your nominations slate if you'd like us to tell you why the tag(s) were rejected. You can attempt to re-nominated tags either on AO3 or via the form if you'd like.

However, there is a delay between us rejecting and us posting nominations clarifications! Literally as I post this post, other people on the tagmod team are approving/rejecting new tags. So your rejected tag might show up in a future clarification post

I have a nominations question not answered here or on the Nomination Guidelines. Can I ask on this post?

Yes! You can ask nominations questions on whichever nominations clarification post has been most recently posted, or you can ask on the Nomination Guidelines, or you can use the mod contact post, or you can email us. We're happy to help no matter how you get in contact!

Queries

Google Forms nominations

Crossover Fandom: Any Character (Naruto) in Konohagakure & Any Mountain Peak Lord (SVSSS) — Nominator, we're a little confused by this. Did you mean "Any Character From Konoha (Naruto) & Any Mountain Peak Lord (SVSSS)"? If so, we'd like to check that this will really suit what you want—"Any Character From Konoha" would include civilians and missing-nin, and "Any Mountain Peak Lord" is ambiguous enough that it might include people beyond the Cang Qiong Peak Lords. A more specific tag might look like "Any Konoha Ninja (Naruto) & Any Cang Qiong Peak Lord (SVSSS)"
DCU (Comics): WB: A Day in Arkham Asylum from the Perspective of an Employee (DC Comics) — To phrase this as a worldbuilding topic instead of a prompt, we've accepted this as "WB: Daily Life Of Arkham Asylum Employees (DC Comics)" — if that doesn't meet the nominator's needs, please let us know and we'll replace it or put in an alternate tag for you.
DCU (Comics): WB: Batman and Batman-adjacent (DC Comics) — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us?
Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey: WB: Seventh Path (Dragonriders of Pern) — Nominator, this was nominated twice in a row. Did you mean to nominate something else?
Falsettos - Lapine/Finn: WB: Sitting Shiva for Whizzer (Falsettos) — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us? It seems like it might be a prompt rather than a worldbuilding topic.
Kraven the Hunter (2024): Sergei Kravinoff/Tangerine (Bullet Train 2022) — This has been accepted as "Sergei Kravinoff (Kraven the Hunter)/Tangerine (Bullet Train 2022)" under "Crossover Fandom"
Kraven the Hunter (2024): Sergei Kravinoff/Tangerine (Bullet Train 2022)/Tom Ryder (The Fall Guy 2024) — This has been accepted as "Sergei Kravinoff (Kraven the Hunter)/Tangerine (Bullet Train 2022)/Tom Ryder (The Fall Guy 2024)" under Crossover Fandom
Monster Prom (Video Games): WB: Liam Prom (Monster Prom) — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us?
Original Work: Kind Male Rival/Previously Abused Man (OW) — Some of us were a little confused by this nomination. For clarity, we'd like to accept it as "Man Abused By Previous Partner/His Kind Male Rival (OW)"—unless you meant something else by this tag!
Original Work: Kind Male Rival/Previously Abused Man & Man's Adopted Son (OW) — Some of us were a little confused by this nomination. For clarity, we'd like to accept it as "Man Abused By Previous Partner/His Kind Male Rival & Abused Man's Adopted Son (OW)"—unless you meant something else by this tag!
Original Work: Male Rival/Injured Male Enemy He Rescues From An Abusive Situation (OW) — Some of us were a little confused by this nomination. For clarity, we'd like to accept it as "Injured Male Enemy In An Abusive Situation/His Male Rival Who Rescues Him (OW)"—unless you meant something else by this tag!
Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series): WB: Life of a Grunt (Pokemon Game) — To phrase this as a worldbuilding topic instead of a prompt, we've accepted this as "WB: Daily Life Of Grunts (Pokemon Game)" — if that doesn't meet the nominator's needs, please let us know and we'll replace it or put in an alternate tag for you.
Rats SMP Season 2: InTheLittleWood/Rendog (Rats SMP Season 2) — Nominator, is there a reason you need to specify the season for this SMP? We're pretty sure Ren was only in Season 2, so there shouldn't be any trouble there. If you were nominating this way because Empires is split up into seasons: we've done it that way this year because the worldbuilding and characters for both seasons are very different, and in previous years we've struggled with phrasing tags so that they only apply to one season or the other. We don't think Rats SMP has this problem, so we would prefer not to split it unless you have a compelling reason.
The Villains' Code Series - Drew Hayes: WB: The AHC (Villains' Code - Hayes) — We couldn't find much information about this via google, but this seems to be a group. If it is, we think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
The Villains' Code Series - Drew Hayes: WB: The Guild (Villains' Code - Hayes) — We couldn't find much information about this via google, but this seems to be a group. If it is, we think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
きみのせかいに恋はない | Kimi no Sekai ni Koi wa Nai | Is Love the Answer? (Manga): All tags with "Ito", "Ito Mayuri", "Enomoto", and/or "Enomoto Mayuri" — We require characters to be submitted with their full names so as to avoid confusion. Are Ito and Ito Mayuri the same character? Are Enomoto and Enomoto Mayuri the same character? If yes to both, we will edit the submitted tags and then accept. If these are different characters, we would appreciate help figuring out how to disambiguate the ones without last names from the ones with last names to prevent confusion.
きみのせかいに恋はない | Kimi no Sekai ni Koi wa Nai | Is Love the Answer? (Manga): WB: Relationship Negotiations (Kimi no Sekai) — WB: tags are required to be about a fictional aspect of the requested canon's world. Is there any reason to believe that relationship negotiations in this canon are substantially different from real life relationship negotiations? If not, we can't accept this tag.
不良執念清除師｜Oh No! Here Comes Trouble (TV): Chen Chuying & Pu Yiyong (Oh No Here Comes Trouble) — This is a duplicate of another tag. Did the nominator mean to submit it as / or something else?
崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game): WB: Heliobi (Honkai: Star Rail) — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us?

Ao3 tagset nominations

Crossover Fandom: The Librarians: The Next Chapter (The Liibrarians: The Next Chapter TV 2025) & The Librarians (TV 2014) — We think this tag means you want any librarians from the 2014 show and any librarians from the 2025 show, but we're not totally sure. Oe maybe any character from either show? We're not quite sure but would definitely like to rephrase this tag. Maybe "Any Librarian (The Librarians: The Next Chapter) & Any Librarian (The Librarians 2014)" or "The Librarians Ensemble (The Librarians: The Next Chapter) & The Librarians Ensemble (The Librarians 2014)" or something similar?
Fear Street Trilogy (Movies 2021): WB: Chatrooms Discussing The Curse (Fear Street) — Two nominators re-nominated this WB tag from last year. As you can see on your nominations pages, we've accepted it as "WB: Internet Discussions Of The Curse (Fear Street)" -- this is because this year we've decided we want to avoid WB nominations that might seem to opt a requester into a particular medium opt in. If for some reason this rephrasing doesn't capture what you want out of the tag, I'm open to rephrasing again or adding a different WB: tag of your choosing.
Video Blogging RPF: Buddha & Sykkuno (VB RPF) — We found what we believe are Buddha's twich and youtube, but we can't confirm his age. We need either a credible source or a post from Buddha that says he's over 18, otherwise we can't accept this nomination.
XCOM (Video Games) & Related Fandoms: WB: The Commander's Implant (XCOM 2012 Reboot Series) — This seems like it only applies to one character (which is against our worldbuilding guidelines, because that sort of thing is better as a prompt under a Solo: tag) but we also couldn't figure out what this means...so maybe we're wrong?
駄作 | Dasaku (Visual Novel): Haiki Yuuki/Nanagaki Alice/Nanagaki Chloe (Dasaku), Nanagaki Alice/Nanagaki Chloe (Dasaku) — Nanagaki Chloe appears to be a character that only shows up in the Dasaku ~Arisu to Kuroe, Musubareru Hi~ follow-up and not in Dasaku proper. Would you like to change the fandom to include both the original visual novel and the follow up? Otherwise, we can move this to Crossover Fandom.

Rejected Tags

Google Forms nominations

Citizen Sleeper (Video Games): WB: Sleepers (Citizen Sleeper) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
Crossover Fandom: Gotham City (DCU Comics) & Natasha Romanov (MCU) — Per discussion on Nominations Clarification 3, we don't consider Gotham to be thinking/feeling enough to count as a character for FIAB. We would be willing to accept this as "WB: Natasha Romanov (MCU) in Batman (Comics)", "WB: Natasha Romanov (MCU) in Batman - All Media Types", as a similar tag with a more specific fandom, or as a crossover tag specifying a specific DCU character for Natasha to interact with.
Crossover Fandom: The Magnus Archives in Gotham (DCU) — Nominator, this isn't a tag format we accept and we're confused about what you wanted. Are you looking for any character from The Magnus Archives to cross over into the DCU Batman Comics? The correct tag for that would be something like "Solo: The Magnus Archives Ensemble (TMA) in Batman (Comics)". Are you looking for a tag that would put a Magnus Archives team in Gotham? A tag for that might be "Solo: Original Statement Maker (TMA) in Batman (Comics)" Or was this maybe supposed to be a WB: tag? In that case, please elaborate on what kind of worldbuilding you wanted and we'll figure it out.
Doctrine of Labyrinths - Sarah Monette: WB: The Cade-Skiffs of Melusine (DoL - Monette) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey: WB: Dragons (Dragonriders of Pern) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey: WB: Firelizards (Dragonriders of Pern) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
Dream SMP: WB: Horror Setting (Dream SMP) — Nominator, this seems to be a prompt for an AU setting instead of a worldbuilding topic, so we can't accept it. If we're wrong, please let us know. You can also review our worldbuilding guidelines and request an alternate WB: tag.
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (Video Game): WB: Future Generations (Teenage Exocolonist) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (Video Game): WB: Previous Inhabitants of Vertumna (Teenage Exocolonist) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (Video Game): WB: Vertumna Group (Teenage Exocolonist) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
IT (Movies - Muschietti): Bill Denbrough/Mike Hanlon/Ben Hanscom/Eddie Kaspbrak/Beverly Marsh/Richie Tozier/Stanley Uris (IT - Muschietti) — FIAB only allows 6 characters or less per relationship tag. Which of these seven characters would you like to remain in this ship tag?
Original Work: Exhausted Man Signs Up For Cloning Scheme To Ease Workload/His Female Best Friend/His Clone(s) (OW) — We don't allow tags with "(s)". Any request for a group of characters can be filled with just one of those characters or with multiple. Do you want the singular or plural version of this tag?
The Angel of the Crows - Katherine Addison: WB: Cerberuses (Angel of the Crows - Addison) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
休日のわるものさん | Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san | Mr. Villain's Day Off (Anime): WB: Evil Organization (Mr. Villain's Day Off Anime) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
休日のわるものさん | Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san | Mr. Villain's Day Off (Anime): WB: Rangers (Mr. Villain's Day Off Anime) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game): WB: Trailblazer's Past (pre-Express) (Honkai: Star Rail) — This seems to be a request for a character's backstory, or possibly a group's backstory, which isn't an allowed worldbuilding topic for FIAB. We can put in a Solo: tag for you, or you can let us know what kind of worldbuilding topic you're hoping for and we can work out a new WB: tag!

Ao3 tagset nominations

Empires SMP: All tags — These were rejected because per our nomination guidelines, Empires SMP should be split into seasons 1 and 2.
Newsflesh Series - Mira Grant: WB: Any (Newsflesh) — We're rejecting this tag because we will add all WB: Any tags to the tagset after nominations close.
Real Person Fiction: Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Actor RPF)/Female Reader — "Real Person Fiction" is a little too broad of a fandom for us. We would also, if possible, like to avoid "Actor RPF". Is there a more specific RPF fandom, like for a show, that we could accept this tag under?
Real Person Fiction: Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Actor RPF)/Fred Hechinger (Actor RPF) — "Real Person Fiction" is a little too broad of a fandom for us. We would also, if possible, like to avoid "Actor RPF". Is there a more specific RPF fandom, like for a show, that we could accept this tag under?
Starian Cycle - Iris Foxglove: WB: Early Days of The House of Onyx (Starian Cycle) — Nominator, this seems like a backstory request for a group of characters, which isn't allowed per our guidelines. Can you elaborate on what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
Starian Cycle - Iris Foxglove: WB: Final Days of The House of Clay (Starian Cycle) — Nominator, this seems like a backstory request for a group of characters, which isn't allowed per our guidelines. Can you elaborate on what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
Video Blogging RPF: Sykkuno & Creator's Choice of Character (VB RPF) — Sorry, nominator, but like the previous KPop nomination we can't vet all possible "characters" in this RPF fandom as being 18+ and famous in their own right, so we can't accept this tag. We will update the nomination guidelines about this next year.

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Title: She's sweet like a lemon
Content Type: Fanfiction
Creator:

thepasteldyke
Fandom (if any): Show By Rock!!
Characters/Relationship: Gyaraco/Shimmakk/Leppanyo/Gilili
Rating: G
Length: 760 words
Content notes: Set fairly early relationship, Gilili doesn't actually show up but is referred to a lot. Using the prompt 'weather'.
Creator notes: Also for

femslashfete . Hope that's okay, I saw no mention either or in the FAQ.
Summary: They're supposed to pick lemons for one of Gilili's new inventions. Gyaraco however, gets them a bit sidetracked.

AO3 | DW | website

rescission (ri-SIZH-uhn) - n., the act of rescinding, the act of removing, taking away, or taking back; (law) the termination of a contract.

There's a lot of Latin in legalese, and this is one of them: this one dates from the early 1600s, from Middle French rescision, from Late Latin rescissio (interesting stem change there), from Latin rescindō, cut back, from re-, back + scindō, cut.

---L.

Melomakarona - noun.

An egg-shaped cookie-like dessert from Greece, melomakarona is a popular Christmastime treat. You can try making it yourself too!

Watch on YouTube

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abysmal (uh-BIZ-muhl) - adj., (now rare) pertaining to or resembling an abyss, abyssal; (literary) having a fathomless extension downward/backward/inward, profound, limitless; (common) very bad, terrible.

This once was essentially an exact synonym of abyssal, but where the latter is used for strictly physical senses, nowadays abysmal is almost entirely used for a metaphoric extension, aside from such purple phrases as "an abysmal cliff." And if you're wondering, yes they share a root: abysmal (used in the physical meaning) dates to the 1650, as an adjectival (with -al) form of abysm, meaning abyss, which is from Middle English abisme/abiem, from Old French abisme, from speculated Vulgar Latin *abissimus, alteration of abyssíssimus, the superlative of abyssus, bottomless pit (and source of abyss), from Ancient Greek ábussos, bottomless/unfathomble, from a-, not + buthós, sea-bottom/depths. So "like the deepest of the bottomless pits."

---L.

Spicy Dill Pickle Dip
Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Servings: 6

INGREDIENTS

US-
1 cup Nonfat Plain European Style Yogurt
1/3 cup Sour Cream
2 1/2 tablespoons Calabrian chili paste
1/2 lemon, zested and juiced
1/2 cup diced cornichons
3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
1 1/2 tablespoons minced dill
1 tablespoon thinly sliced chives
1 grated garlic clove
salt and pepper to taste

Metric
236.59 ml Nonfat Plain European Style Yogurt
76.67 g Sour Cream
2.5 tablespoon Calabrian chili paste
1/2 lemon, zested and juiced
77.5 g diced cornichons
3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
1.5 tablespoons minced dill
1 tablespoon thinly sliced chives
1 grated garlic clove
salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

In a mixing bowl combine yogurt, sour cream, chili paste, lemon zest, and lemon juice and stir together.
Add cornichons, Parmesan, dill, chives, and garlic. Stir together.
Season with salt and pepper and stir together.
Serve with potato chips, crudité, crackers, or crostini.

NOTES
Make our dill pickle dip up to 3 days in advance. Do not add garnishes. Transfer the dip to an airtight container and refrigerate until ready to use.
When ready to use, give the dip a good stir and top with garnishes before serving.

Variations
Add 1 teaspoon of cumin and/or smoked paprika to the dip for a slightly smoky flavor.
Omit the chile paste if spicy isn’t your thing!
Add more herbs like sliced chives and minced thyme to mix things up!
Add some shredded Gruyere or Swiss, pour it into a heat-safe dish, top with more shredded cheese, and bake for a hot dip!

Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025

Heyday (noun, interjection)
heyday Or hey·dey [hey-dey]

noun
1. the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.; prime.: the heyday of the vaudeville stars.
2. Archaic., high spirits.

Origin: 1580–90; variant of high day, apparently by confusion with heyday

heyday [hey-dey] (interjection)
3. Archaic. (used as an exclamation of cheerfulness, surprise, wonder, etc.)

Origin: 1520–30; rhyming compound based on hey; replacing heyda < German hei da hey there

See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com

Example Sentences
Early tracks from their 90s heyday, like a jubilant Morning Glory and a swaggering Supersonic, were greeted with roars of approval.
From BBC

Love has no issue leaning into the band’s 1960s heyday.
From Los Angeles Times

In its post-war heyday, the town of Morecambe was one of the UK's foremost seaside holiday destinations, with a thriving local economy and prestigious reputation.
From BBC

Though the “crazy woman” trope inevitably persists in some form, it looks far more hackneyed than it did during its late-millennium heyday.
From Salon

Meanwhile, broadcast viewership has plummeted, and the late-night audience has diminished to a modest percentage of what it was in its heyday.
From Salon

Nominations Clarification 3

Here is a little FAQ about Nominations Clarification posts for those of you who haven't run into them before:

What/why is a Nominations Clarification post?

Do I need to read the whole post?

How do I reply to a Nominations Clarification post? Do I need a Dreamwidth account?

There's a query about a fandom I'm familiar with, but I'm not the nominator. Can I tell you what I think?

Why haven't you processed my nomination(s) yet?

My AO3 tagset nomination(s) were rejected but aren't discussed below, why did you reject them?

I have a nominations question not answered here or on the Nomination Guidelines. Can I ask on this post?

Nominations closing soon

Nominations close today! We will then enter tagset clean up. There will probably be at least one more nomination clarification after this, possibly two more, as we work on clearing out the AO3 tagset nominations and the sheet nominations. A big benefit of the longer tagset clean up phase this year is that it should give us ample time for clarification of late submitted tags. Once we enter sign ups, we will stop work on tagset clarification so that we can focus on the next phase of the event.

While you're thinking about sign ups, we'd encourage you to stop by the Fandom Promo post (link) to browse promos or post your own!

Recursive fandoms in need of additional interested participants

Per our rules for nominating new recursive fandoms, we need either either proof of an established fandom for the nominated work or 3 participants who are interested in the fandom. In addition to the one we mentioned last time, we have several more nominations for recursive fandoms that are in need of 1-2 more interested parties. If you would be interested in requesting, offering, or pinch hitting for any of the following fandoms, please follow the associated link and leave a comment.

Batstallion - c_art (DFE)

Fandom: DCU (Comics)
Very brief summary: wild west au fancomic with Jason, Bruce, and Dick
Link to work: Here on AO3
Where to comment: This can now be nominated!

The Agreement - Tavina (DFE)

Fandom: Original Work
Very brief summary: M/M pseudohistorical Original Work set in republic era-ish China, where two men who used to be friends where one is rich and one is poor and both want custody of their nephew!
Link to work: Here on AO3
Where to comment: This can now be nominated!

under the olive grove - embraidery (DFE)

Fandom: Original Work
Very brief summary: estranged childhood friends to lovers + class differences set in classical greek inspired setting
Link to work: Here on AO3
Where to comment: This can now be nominated!

Eernal Lies - westwind & sphinx & Tol Ailin & nextworldover & apprenticebard & Kelardry & hearts (DFE)

Fandom: Call of Cthulhu
Very brief summary: Ten years ago, a team of occult investigators banded together to prevent the summoning of an ancient and monstrous evil. They failed. The world looks the same as it always has... for now. It is 1934, and a team has been hired by the daughter of one of the two surviving investigators-- who has just recently died-- to find out what happened to her father and perhaps to set right what once went wrong.
Link to work: Here on glowfic
Where to comment if you'd request, offer, or pinch hit for this fandom: Here on the Nominations Guidelines! Please sign your comment if you are commenting anonymously.

A More Satisfying Vengeance - SassySnowperson (DFE)

Fandom: Original Work
Very brief summary: A More Satisfying Vengeance by SassySnowperson is an OW Cruel King's Widowed Husband/New King set in medieval times. Not quite love at first sight but they fall for each other over the course of an evening with excellent hurt/comfort.
Link to work: Here on AO3
Where to comment: This can now be nominated!

Surrender Denied - SassySnowperson (DFE)

Fandom: Original Work
Very brief summary: Surrender Denied by SassySnowperson is an OW Winning General/Respected Opposing General Who is Their Postwar Arranged Marriage Spouse, an arranged marriage IN SPACE with world building and two very competent men!
Link to work: Here on AO3
Where to comment: This can now be nominated!

Queries

Google Forms nominations

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game): Expedition 33 & Expedition 33 (Clair Obscur) — Does this mean "Any Expedition 33 Member & Any Expedition 33 Member (Clair Obscur)"?
Crossover Fandom: Gotham City (DCU Comics) & Any Fear Entity from The Magnus Archives — Our nomination guidelines say, "We will not accept inanimate objects, inanimate locations, vague concepts, or platonic ideals as characters. Animals, canonically thinking/feeling objects, and canonically thinking/feeling locations are fine!" Is Gotham canonically thinking/feeling?
DCU (Comics): Gotham City & Jason Todd (DC Comics) — Our nomination guidelines say, "We will not accept inanimate objects, inanimate locations, vague concepts, or platonic ideals as characters. Animals, canonically thinking/feeling objects, and canonically thinking/feeling locations are fine!" Is Gotham canonically thinking/feeling?
DCU (Comics): Solo: Gotham City (DC Comics) — Our nomination guidelines say, "We will not accept inanimate objects, inanimate locations, vague concepts, or platonic ideals as characters. Animals, canonically thinking/feeling objects, and canonically thinking/feeling locations are fine!" Is Gotham canonically thinking/feeling?
Dimension 20 (Web Series): WB: The Bulb (D20) — We think this might be too close to a Solo: nomination, but we're not sure whether or not The Hungry counts as a character! We would appreciate more information about that. Alternatively, the nominator could let us know what specific worldbuilding they're looking for on this subject.
Dimension 20 (Web Series): WB: The Hungry One (D20) — We think this might be too close to a Solo: nomination, but we're not sure whether or not The Hungry counts as a character! We would appreciate more information about that. Alternatively, the nominator could let us know what specific worldbuilding they're looking for on this subject.
Doki Doki Literature Club! (Visual Novel): WB: The Game Without The Player's Influence (DDLC) — Nominator, we're not sure what this means. Could you clarify for us?
Fire Emblem: Kakusei | Fire Emblem: Awakening: Solo: Future Kids (FE:A) — Are these canonical future kids? Is there another name (or, more specific name) for this group?
Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon): Alastor's Shadow/Angel Dust (Hazbin Hotel) — We need more information about characters' shadows. Are they separate thinking/feeling characters in this canon?
Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon): Alastor's Shadow/Angel Dust's Shadow (Hazbin Hotel) — We need more information about characters' shadows. Are they separate thinking/feeling characters in this canon?
Katekyou Hitman Reborn!: WB: Box Weapon Animals (Katekyou Hitman Reborn!) — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us?
Original Work: Solo: Nonbinary Person Who Needs to Pee but Won't Use Public Bathroom (OW) — This was nominated twice in a row! Did you mean to nominate a different tag?
Original Work: WB: Civilian's Impressions of Superhero Group (OW) — Nominator, we're not really sure if this is a worldbuilding topic. Could you elaborate a little about what you're thinking? It seems to us like this might be covered by "Civilians & Superhero Group (OW)"
Original Work: WB: Human's Impressions of Alien Species (OW) — Nominator, we're not really sure if this is a worldbuilding topic. Could you elaborate a little about what you're thinking? It seems to us like this might be covered by "Humans & Aliens (OW)"
Smokey and the Bandit (1977): Bandit/Original Male Character(s) (Smokey and the Bandit) (Smokey and the Bandit) — We don't allow tags with "(s)". Any request for a group of characters can be filled with just one of those characters or with multiple . Do you want the singular or plural version of this tag?
Stargate - Live Action: Solo: Any Military Character (Bluestone 42) in Stargate Atlantis (Stargate LA) — Nominator, just letting you know in case you lost track of this—you nominated this under Stargate - Live Action, but we approved it under Crossover Fandom.
Superman (Movie 2025): WB: Opinion/Rumors About The Superharem (Superman 2025) — Nominator, we also have a nomination for "WB: Superman Secret Harem Conspiracy Theories (Superman 2025)" and of course we can see that this WB tags are subtly different, but we wanted to know if there was any possibility that you and the other nominator would be able to settle on a single tag, for matching purposes. If not, that's okay, and we will accept both tags as-is.

Ao3 tagset nominations

DCU (Comics): WB: Red Hood Inc Paperwork (DC Comics) — This is already in the tagset, but on second look we can't figure out what Red Hood Inc is. What does this tag mean? Is Red Hood Inc. canon?
Dinotopia - James Gurney: WB: Relationship with the modern world (Dinotopia - James Gurney) — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us?
Doki Doki Literature Club! (Visual Novel): WB: The game without the player's influence (Doki Doki Literature Club) — Nominator, we can't figure out what this WB: tag means! Can you explain it for us? Also, WB: tags need to be phrased in an in-universe way, although we're not sure how much that rule applies to this tag.
Haikyuu!! : WB: Inner Politics of Pro Volleyball Teams (Haikyuu!!) — We need more information about this nomination. Do volleyball teams in Haikyuu!! have significantly different social dynamics than real-life teams? What kind of "politics" does a volleyball team have? Is this a request for politics between members of one team, or the politics between different teams?
KPop Demon Hunters (2025): WB: Fan Interpretations of the Movie's Finale (KPDH) — WB: tags should be phrased in an in-universe way. Nominator, what part of the aftermath of the movie's finale are you looking for worldbuilding about?
Superman (Movie 2025): WB: Superman Secret Harem Conspiracy Theories (Superman 2025) — Nominator, we also have a nomination for "WB: Opinion/Rumors About The Superharem (Superman 2025)" and of course we can see that this WB tags are subtly different, but we wanted to know if there was any possibility that you and the other nominator would be able to settle on a single tag, for matching purposes. If not, that's okay, and we will accept both tags as-is.
Teen Wolf (TV): WB: Born Versus Bitten Wolves (Teen Wolf) — We're not totally sure what this nomination means. Would "WB: Differences Between Born And Bitten Wolves (Teen Wolf)" work, or does this tag mean something else?
逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney: Sebastian Debeste & Franziska von Karma (Ace Attorney), Sebastian Debeste & Kay Faraday (Ace Attorney), Sebastian Debeste & Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney) — The official translation of Sebastian Debeste is Eugene Winner. Does it make sense to use that name instead for the tagset?

Rejected Tags

Google Forms nominations

Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery: WB: Any (Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery) (AOGG) — We're rejecting this tag because we will add all WB: Any tags to the tagset after nominations close.
D.Gray-man (Anime & Manga): WB: Fallen Ones (DGM) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
D.Gray-man (Anime & Manga): WB: Recent Bookman History (DGM) — We realize that "History of [Group]" is a fairly common WB: tag format, but we're concerned this might be a little close to "WB: Backstory of [Group]" which is a type of WB tag we don't allow. Could you elaborate on what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for? (Also, in hopes that you don't feel singled out, I want you to know I have made a note for myself to review all of our "WB: History of..." nominations before the next round starts to see if this is a problem in other similarly phrased tags.)
DCU (Comics): Jason Todd & Any Red Hood Henchperson(s) (DC Comics) — Nominator, we can't accept this as-is because we don't allow nominations with "(s)". We can approve it as singular or plural—because of our exchange rules, the plural version does also opt requesters into the singular version.
DCU (Comics): WB: Interrogation Of Any Red Hood Henchperson (DC Comics) — Nominator, this is a prompt rather than a worldbuilding topic. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
DCU (Comics): WB: Justice League Mission Report (DC Comics) — Nominator, we don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
DCU (Comics): WB: Mission Report From The Batcomputer (DC Comics) — Nominator, we don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
Dimension 20 (Web Series): WB: Deus-Pa'Zuul (D20) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
Dimension 20 (Web Series): WB: FDA | Fellowship of Destiny's Architects (D20) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
Dimension 20 (Web Series): WB: House Rocks (D20) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
Dimension 20 (Web Series): WB: Neverafter - The Authors (D20) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
Dimension 20 (Web Series): WB: The Great Beasts (D20) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
Dimension 20 (Web Series): WB: The Order of the Spinning Star (D20) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
Dimension 20 (Web Series): WB: The Traveling Swirler Sisters (D20) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
Fallout: New Vegas: WB: After the Second Battle of Hoover Dam (Fallout: New Vegas) — Nominator, this is a period of time instead of a specific worldbuilding topic. What aspect(s) of this period of time are you looking for worldbuilding about?
Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature (Audio Drama): Solo: Original Harbridge Student(s) Studying Anterra (Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature) — We don't allow tags with "(s)". Any request for a group of characters can be filled with just one of those characters or with multiple. Also, this OC description is too detailed for an original character outside of the Original Work fandom. Do you want "Solo: Original Harbridge Student (Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature)" (singular) or "Solo: Original Harbridge Students (Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature)" (plural)
Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature (Audio Drama): Solo: Original Peking University Student(s) Studying Anterra (Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature) — We don't allow tags with "(s)". Any request for a group of characters can be filled with just one of those characters or with multiple. Also, this OC description is too detailed for an original character outside of the Original Work fandom. Do you want "Solo: Original Peking Student (Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature)" (singular) or "Solo: Original Peking Students (Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature)" (plural)
Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature (Audio Drama): WB: Gods & Monsters (Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
ONE - Cheesy Hfj (Web Series): Solo: Any Female ONE Contestant(s) (ONE - Cheesy Hfj) — We don't allow tags with "(s)". Any request for a group of characters can be filled with just one of those characters or with multiple. Do you want the singular or plural version of this tag?
ONE - Cheesy Hfj (Web Series): Solo: Any First Episode ONE Contestant(s) (ONE - Cheesy Hfj) — We don't allow tags with "(s)". Any request for a group of characters can be filled with just one of those characters or with multiple. Do you want the singular or plural version of this tag?
The Avengers (Marvel Movies): WB: Any Avengers Comms Transcript (Avengers) — Nominator, we don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
The Avengers (Marvel Movies): WB: Any Avengers Mission Report (Avengers) — Nominator, we don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
The Avengers (Marvel Movies): WB: Any Shield Mission Report (Avengers) — Nominator, we don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game): WB: Any Witcher School (Witcher Games) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
銀魂 | Gintama (Anime & Manga): WB: Shiroyasha (Gintama) — This seems like the title of a person, which would make it a little too close to a Solo: nomination. We would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.

Ao3 tagset nominations

15th Century CE RPF: Solo: I. Mátyás magyar király (15th Century CE RPF) — This was rejected for incorrect capitalization, but a curious google brought us to this Wikipedia page—this seems to be the Hungarian name for "Hunyadi Matyas" who is nominated in a different 15th Century CE RPF tag. If that's the case, please re-nominate under that name. If Wikipedia has lied to us (very possible) and these are actually two different people who need to be nominated under separate names, please let us know!
Betrayal at House on the Hill: WB: Backstories of the Entities Inhabiting the House (Betrayal at House on the Hill) — We don't accept WB tags with "Backstory" in them. Also, we're not really sure what this tag means, but it seems to be about a group of characters, which would probably be better for a Solo: nomination. Could the nominator help us out so we can find a rephrasing that works?
Betrayal at House on the Hill: WB: Backstories of the Rooms (Betrayal at House on the Hill) — We don't accept WB tags with "Backstory" in them. Also, we're not really sure what this tag means. Could the nominator help us out so we can find a rephrasing that works?
Betrayal at House on the Hill: WB: How Betrayals Work During Haunts (Betrayal at House on the Hill) — Nominator, this is phrased like a prompt instead of a worldbuilding topic. What kind of worldbuilding are you looking for?
Final Fantasy XIV: WB: IVth Legion Beastmasters (FFXIV) — We think this is a little too close to a Solo: nomination and would like to ask the nominator what kind of worldbuilding they would specifically be interested in. We're happy to help you phrase one or several tags to cover your worldbuilding interests or, alternately, to accept this tag as a Solo: tag.
Haikyuu!! : WB: Articles about Volleyball Matches (Haikyuu!!) — Nominator, we don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
Haikyuu!! : WB: Kodzuken's Social Media Presence (Haikyuu!!) — This WB: tag would be better as optional details under a Solo: request. "
Haikyuu!! : WB: Social Media Discussions of Pro Volleyball Players (Haikyuu!!) — We would like to rephrase to ""WB: Internet Discussions of Pro Volleyball Players (Haikyuu!!)"" so that the exact medium of the discussion (social media, forum posts, etc) can be left up to creator discussion, possible influenced by selected tags. We don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. "
House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski: WB: How the House Works (HoL - Danielewski) — We don't accept WB: tags with phrasing like this because it's too close to a prompt/question. Nominator, could you elaborate on what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle: WB: Non-Player Characters (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) — Groups of characters can't be nominated as WB tags, only as Solo: tags. We're happy to accept this as a Solo: tag, but we'd also be interested in hearing what kind of worldbuilding the nominator wanted about this group. Please keep in mind that WB: tags need to be phrased in an in-universe way.
KinnPorsche: The Series (TV): WB: Family History (KinnPorsche) — We realize that "History of [Group]" is a fairly common WB: tag format, but we're concerned this might be a little close to "WB: Backstory of [Group]" which is a type of WB tag we don't allow. Could you elaborate on what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for? (Also, in hopes that you don't feel singled out, I want you to know I have made a note for myself to review all of our "WB: History of..." nominations before the next round starts to see if this is a problem in other similarly phrased tags.)
Riverdale (TV 2017): WB: The Gang Returning to an Altered Present Timeline (Riverdale) — Nominator, this is phrased like a prompt instead of a worldbuilding topic. What kind of worldbuilding are you looking for?
The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien: Aragorn/Halbarad (Tolkien) — These were disambiguated incorrectly but we thought you might be confused about why, so here's an explanation: you selected the canonical (official) tags instead of writing a tag with a more specific disambiguation. Per the Nominations Guidelines, we need disambiguations that are clear about which specific fandom a tag is nominated under, so tags under this fandom should be disambiguated with "Aragorn/Halbarad (LotR - Tolkien)" or similar. You can re-nominate via the form if you are out of nomination slots.
The Magnus Archives (Podcast): WB: Lukas Family History (TMA) — We realize that "History of [Group]" is a fairly common WB: tag format, but we're concerned this might be a little close to "WB: Backstory of [Group]" which is a type of WB tag we don't allow. Could you elaborate on what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for? (Also, in hopes that you don't feel singled out, I want you to know I have made a note for myself to review all of our "WB: History of..." nominations before the next round starts to see if this is a problem in other similarly phrased tags.)
The Magnus Archives (Podcast): WB: Original Statement (The Magnus Archives) — It's come to our attention that this is a prompt for an in-universe media type, rather than a worldbuilding topic, so it will be removed from the tagset. Nominator, what kind of worldbuilding about statements are you looking for? We'd be happy to put a replacement tag into the tagset for you.
天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù: WB: Ghost City Local Newspapers & Articles (TGCF) — Nominator, we don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù: WB: Manual on Ghost Types (TGCF) — Nominator, we don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021): WB: Ghost Valley Recipes (Word of Honor) — Nominator, we don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021): WB: Notes & Textbooks from Healer Valley (Word of Honor) — Nominator, we don't want anyone to seem like they're opting in to a specific medium via a WB: tag. Could you clarify what kind of worldbuilding you're looking for?
黄金の太陽 | Golden Sun Series: WB: The Years Immediately After The Return of Alchemy (Golden Sun) — Nominator, this is a period of time instead of a specific worldbuilding topic. What aspect(s) of this period of time are you looking for worldbuilding about?
黄金の太陽 | Golden Sun Series: WB: Vale's Refugees Moving To Kalay Or Rebuilding Nearby (Golden Sun) — Nominator, this is too close to a Solo: group nomination and we would like to rephrase. Maybe something like "WB: Logistics of Vale Refugees' Move To Kalay" although you might want worldbuilding about some different aspect of their resettlement.

bokmakierie (bok-muh-KI-ree) - n., a bushshrike (Telephorus zeylonus) of southern Africa.

Thanks, WikiMedia!

A striking yellow fellow. We got the name from Afrikaans, which got it imitating the mating duet -- the male calls bok and the female immediately replies bok-mak-kik. Or something like that. Here's a recording.

---L.

pannikin [pan-i-kin]

noun

1. a small pan or metal cup

examples

1. Then, as it was yet early, and they were about to prepare their coffee, we boiled up ours, and, passing round the billy, filled our pannikins to the health of the enemy. The Siege of Mafeking by J. Angus Hamilton

2. A litter of empty tins showed that the place had been occupied for some time, and I saw, as my eyes became accustomed to the chequered light, a pannikin and a half-full bottle of spirits standing in the corner. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

origins
early 19th century: from pan, on the pattern of cannikin [Dutch for 'little can'].

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teratoid (TER-uh-toid) - adj., resembling a monster; (med.) of, resembling, or being a teratoma, a tumor made up of a heterogeneous mixture of tissues.

I'll omit illustrating that last sense, but teratomas can include skin, hair, and muscle as constituents -- they seem particularly associated with gonads. In any case, it was the first sense that caught my attention. The root of the terato- prefix is from Ancient Greek téras, meaning wonder/omen/portent/monster, the last sense being the operative one in English, while -oid itself, an adjectival suffix meaning resembling, is from Latin -oīdēs, in turn from Ancient Greek -o-eidḗs, where the -o- part is actually part of the stem and the -eidḗs is the suffix, from eîdos, form/likeness.

---L.

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suzerainty [soo-zuh-rin-tee, -reyn-]

noun:
the dominion of a suzerain; the right of a country to partly control another; overlordship

Examples:

rom suzerainty over the Middle East, North Africa and more than a quarter of Europe to almost nothing by the end. (Melik Kaylan, 'The Ottomans' Review: Rainbow Empire, Wall Street Journal, December 2021)

The Chagatay rule extended through the heart of Central Asia, and to the south the Ilkhanid suzerainty, with its epicenter in Persia, overflowed into Turkey and Afghanistan. (Colin Thubron, Pleasure Domes and Postal Routes, The New York Review, July 2021)

When on 11 Aug 1947, the Khan of Kalat committed to 'negotiate' the terms of accession to Pakistan with Jinnah, Kharan, Makran and Labela categorically rejected Kalat's claims of suzerainty and interlocution on their behalf. (Inam Ul Haque, Balochistan and Pakistan: myths about accession and secession, The Express Tribune, September 2024)

After Bir Singh Deo's death in 1627, the Mughals invaded the fort and held it till Chatrasal drove them out of the Bundelkhand region and established his suzerainty. He made Panna his capital. (M P Nathanael, Where Valour Speaks, Tribune India, July 2000)

I think there may be a danger of confusing suzerainty with sovereignty. Suzerainty is a conception which is quite common in the East, where it is intended to signify a token prestige; but a suzerain has no right whatsoever to interfere with the autonomy of the vassal. (Volume 481, Hansard, November 1950)

In the meanwhile, De Berg hath already hinted that she might re-establish the republic under the suzerainty of Spain, and appoint me as her Stadtholder. (Emmuska Orczy, The First Sir Percy)

Origin:

late 15c, suserente, 'supremacy,' from Old French suserenete 'office or jurisdiction of a suzerain' (Modern French suzeraineté), from suserain. The modern use, 'position, rank, dignity, or power of a suzerain' (by 1823) probably is a re-borrowing and for the first 20 years or so it was treated as a French word in English. (Online Etymology Dictionary)

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