About The Word Sovereign
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Sovereign
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What's The Definition Of Sovereign?
[n] a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
[adj] of political bodies; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" [adj] greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal" Synonyms | Synonyms for Sovereign: autonomous | crowned head | dominant | free | independent | monarch | self-governing | supreme Related Terms | Find terms related to Sovereign: See Also | chief of state | czar | Emperor | Hanoverian | head of state | king | male monarch | ruler | shah | swayer | tsar | tzar Sovereign In Webster's Dictionary \Sov"er*eign\ (? or ?; 277), a. [OE. soverain,
sovereyn, OF. soverain, suvrain, F. souverain, LL. superanus,
fr. L. superus that is above, upper, higher, fr. super above.
See {Over}, {Super}, and cf. {Soprano}. The modern spelling
is due to a supposed connection with reign.]
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.'' --Shak.
At Babylon was his sovereign see. --Chaucer.
4. Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.
We acknowledge him [God] our sovereign good.
--Hooker.
5. Efficacious in the highest degree; effectual; controlling;
as, a sovereign remedy. --Dryden.
Such a sovereign influence has this passion upon the
regulation of the lives and actions of men. --South.
{Sovereign state}, a state which administers its own
government, and is not dependent upon, or subject to,
another power.
\Sov"er*eign\ (? or ?; 277), 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. --Jefferson. 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. (Zo["o]l.) Any butterfly of the tribe {Nymphalidi}, or genus {Basilarchia}, as the ursula and the viceroy. Syn: King; prince; monarch; potentate; emperor. |
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