D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Mediatize

· Me·di·a·tize · IPA /ˈmiːdɪətʌɪz/
01 v. t. To cause to act through an agent or to hold a subordinate position; to annex; -- specifically applied to the annexation during the former G…
imp. & p. p. Mediatized; p. pr. & vb. n. Mediatizing
  1. 1.
    To cause to act through an agent or to hold a subordinate position; to annex; -- specifically applied to the annexation during the former German empire of a smaller German state to a larger, while allowing it a nominal sovereignty, and its prince his rank.
    “The misfortune of being a mediatized prince.” — Beaconsfield.