SOVEREIGN
\sˈɒvəɹˌɪn], \sˈɒvəɹˌɪn], \s_ˈɒ_v_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_n]\
Definitions of SOVEREIGN
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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Supreme or highest in power; superior to all others; chief; as, our sovereign prince.
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Independent of, and unlimited by, any other; possessing, or entitled to, original authority or jurisdiction; as, a sovereign state; a sovereign discretion.
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Princely; royal.
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Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.
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Efficacious in the highest degree; effectual; controlling; as, a sovereign remedy.
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The person, body, or state in which independent and supreme authority is vested; especially, in a monarchy, a king, queen, or emperor.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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Royal; supreme in power; possessing supreme dominion or authority; unrestricted; as, sovereign rights; effectual; as, a sovereign remedy.
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A ruler, as a king, emperor, or queen; a British gold coin equal to $4.8665; called also a pound.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Supreme: possessing supreme power or dominion: superior to all others: utmost.
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A supreme ruler: a monarch: an English gold coin-$4.86, gold standard.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald