Sovereign
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsɒv.ɹɪn/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Sovereign is an adjective meaning Exercising power of rule.
Meaning
Exercising power of rule.
More Meanings
- Exceptional in quality.
- (now rare, pharmacology) Extremely potent or effective (of a medicine, remedy etc.).
- Having supreme, ultimate power.
- Princely; royal.
- Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.
- A monarch; the ruler of a country.
- One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.
Example Sentences
sovereign nation
a sovereign remedy
Her voice was her sovereign talent.
Such a sovereign influence has this passion upon the regulation of the lives and actions of men.
Word Forms
- soveraign
- soveraigne
- sovran
- sovring
- sovrin
- sovereigns
- sovereigning
- sovereigned
Synonyms for sovereign
Depending on context, synonyms include autonomous, supreme, free, dominant, independent, monarch.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include monarch, supreme, autonomous, independent, free, dominant.
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