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sovereign¹
- /ˈsɒv.ɹɪn/ UK
- /ˈsɑv(ə)ɹɪn/ US
- /ˈsɑvɚn/ US
Rhymes with -ɒvɹɪn
Where it comes from
From Middle English sovereyn, from Old French soverain (whence also modern French souverain), from Vulgar Latin *superānus (compare Italian sovrano, Spanish soberano) from Latin super (“above”). Spelling influenced by folk-etymology association with reign. Doublet of soprano, from the same Latin root via Italian. Doublet of souverain. See also suzerain, foreign.
adjective more sovereign · most sovereign · soveraign · soveraigne · sovran · sovring
- Exercising power of rule. sovereign nation
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Having supreme, ultimate power; (often specifically, of a polity) having fully independent power in international relations.
Near-synonym: supreme
Similar: supreme
- Exceptional in quality. Her voice was her sovereign talent.
- Extremely potent or effective (of a medicine, remedy etc.). The ſoueraigne weede betwixt two marbles plaine She pownded ſmall, and did in peeces bruze, And then atweene her lilly handes twaine, Into his wound the iuyce thereof did ſcruze […]
- Princely; royal. You pity not the state, nor the remembrance of his most sovereign name.
- Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount. We acknowledge him [God] our sovereign good.
noun sovereigns · soveraign · soveraigne · sovran · sovring · sovrin
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A monarch: a supreme ruler of a country in a monarchical system.
The petty ſtreames that paie a dailie det
To their ſalt ſoveraigne with their freſh fals haſt,
Adde to his flowe, but alter not his taſt.
Similar: monarch
- One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.
- Ellipsis of sovereign citizen A loose network of perhaps tens of thousands of far-right antigovernment extremists, sovereigns share certain conspiratorial beliefs and, sometimes, a desire to profit off a government whose legitimacy they deny.
- A gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling but in practice used as a bullion coin.
- A former Australian gold coin, minted from 1855–1931, of one pound value.
- A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 33+¹⁄₃ standard bottles.
- Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalini, or genus Basilarchia, eg., ursula, viceroy.
- A large, garish ring; a sovereign ring. No, someone who wears loads of sovereigns as well loads of gold and has uh a curly perm and peroxide blonde hair, orange, orange sunbed skin and a fringe like this blow-dried to death, that’s a ‘scally’.
verb sovereigns · sovereigning · sovereigned · soveraign · soveraigne
- To rule over as a sovereign.
Sovereign²
noun
- The title of a monarch. To the security of the Protestant interests—to the security of the Protestant Church—it is not only our duty, as Members of the British Parliament, to pay particular attention, but, it is also the particular duty of the Sovereign himself.
- God, the supreme being who has power over all creation. Alas! and did my Saviour bleed? / And did my Sovereign dye?
Sovereign³
Where it comes from
Americanized form of an unidentified German surname.
proper noun Sovereigns
- A surname from German.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: monarch, supreme, autonomous, self-governing, independent, free, dominant, crowned head, royal, king, monarchy, liege, autocratic, sovereignty, national, queen
Translations
Every language
adj exercising power of rule
| Español | soberano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자주적 jajujeok, 독립되다 dongnipdoeda |
| 日本語 | 独立した dokuritsu shita, 自立した jiritsu shita, 自主的な jishuteki na |
| 中文 | 自主的 zìzhǔ de, 獨立的 /独立的 dúlì de |
| हिन्दी | स्वायत्त svāyatt, सार्वभौम sārvabhaum |
| Português | soberano |
| Français | souverain |
| Deutsch | souverän |
| Italiano | sovrano |
| Ελληνικά | κυρίαρχος kyríarchos, ηγεμονικός igemonikós |
| Română | suveran |
| Русский | сувере́нный suverénnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | chủ quyền |
| العربية | مُسْتَقِلّ mustaqill |
adj exceptional in quality
| 日本語 | 卓越した takuetsu shita |
|---|---|
| Italiano | eccezionale, supremo |
| Română | suveran |
| Русский | превосхо́дный prevosxódnyj |
noun monarch
| Español | soberano, coya |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 군주 gunju |
| 日本語 | 君主 kunshu |
| 中文 | 君主 jūnzhǔ |
| हिन्दी | अधिराज adhirāj, सम्राट samrāṭ |
| Português | suserano, soberano, soberana |
| Français | souverain |
| Deutsch | Souverän, Herrscher |
| Italiano | sovrano |
| Ελληνικά | ηγεμόνας igemónas |
| Română | suveran |
| Русский | сувере́н suverén, госуда́рь gosudárʹ, госуда́рыня gosudárynja, власти́тель vlastítelʹ, власти́тельница vlastítelʹnica, мона́рх monárx |
| العربية | عَاهِل ʕāhil, مَلِك malik |
noun very large champagne bottle
| Français | souverain |
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title = {sovereign},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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