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Sovereign   /sˈɑvrən/   Listen
adjective
Sovereign  adj.  
1.
Supreme or highest in power; superior to all others; chief; as, our sovereign prince.
2.
Independent of, and unlimited by, any other; possessing, or entitled to, original authority or jurisdiction; as, a sovereign state; a sovereign discretion.
3.
Princely; royal. "Most sovereign name." "At Babylon was his sovereign see."
4.
Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount. "We acknowledge him (God) our sovereign good."
5.
Efficacious in the highest degree; effectual; controlling; as, a sovereign remedy. "Such a sovereign influence has this passion upon the regulation of the lives and actions of men."
Sovereign state, a state which administers its own government, and is not dependent upon, or subject to, another power.


noun
Sovereign  n.  
1.
The person, body, or state in which independent and supreme authority is vested; especially, in a monarchy, a king, queen, or emperor. "No question is to be made but that the bed of the Mississippi belongs to the sovereign, that is, to the nation."
2.
A gold coin of Great Britain, on which an effigy of the head of the reigning king or queen is stamped, valued at one pound sterling, or about $4.86.
3.
(Zool.) Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalidi, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy.
Synonyms: King; prince; monarch; potentate; emperor.





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"Sovereign" Quotes from Famous Books



... escort to Detroit, such of the Inhabitants along the frontier, as were willing to accept the terms offered by Governor Hamilton, to those who would renounce the cause of the colonies and attach themselves to the interest of Great Britain; calling upon them to remember their fealty to their sovereign; assuring them of protection, if they would join his standard, and denouncing upon them, all the woes which spring from the uncurbed indulgence of savage vengeance, if they dared to resist, or fire one gun to the annoyance of his ...
— Chronicles of Border Warfare • Alexander Scott Withers
... and drew herself up unconsciously. "You do not understand, Rita," she said gravely. "This was her prince, the son of her sovereign; she was a simple Scottish gentlewoman. When he was flying for his life, she was able to befriend him, and to save his life at peril of her own; but when that was over, there was no more need of her, and she went back to her home. What should she ...
— Three Margarets • Laura E. Richards
... good." Bertrand's voice expressed relief. He stepped back into the room to slip a sovereign into the man's hand. ...
— The Rocks of Valpre • Ethel May Dell
... three alone lead life to sovereign power, Yet not for power (power of herself Would come uncalled for), but to live by law; Acting the law we live by ...
— The Pleasures of Life • Sir John Lubbock
... stood a while brooding. "Well, I take my risk of it," he cried. "I believe it's treason to my sovereign—I believe there is an infamous punishment for such a crime—and yet I'm hanged if I can give ...
— The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) • Robert Louis Stevenson


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