Sovereign definition
A sovereign state.
A sovereign prince.
- A king, queen, or other noble person who serves as chief of state; a ruler or monarch.
- A national governing council or committee.
A sovereign remedy.
Her sovereign virtue is compassion.
A sovereign state.
A king is an example of someone with sovereign powers.
The value that is most important to a company is an example of something sovereign.
A country that has become independent is an example of something sovereign.
Sovereign contempt.
An example of a sovereign is Queen Elizabeth.
A British gold coin worth 20 shillings in 1895 is an example of a sovereign.
Greece's sovereign debt.
Other Word Forms
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Adjective
Origin of sovereign
- Middle English soverain from Old French from Vulgar Latin superānus from Latin super above uper in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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