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sov⋅er⋅eign

[sov-rin, sov-er-in, suhv-]

–noun

1.	a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.

2.	a person who has sovereign power or authority.

3.	a group or body of persons or a state having sovereign authority.

4.	a gold coin of the United Kingdom, equal to one pound sterling: went out of circulation after 1914.

–adjective

5.	belonging to or characteristic of a sovereign or sovereignty; royal.

6.	having supreme rank, power, or authority.

7.	supreme; preeminent; indisputable: a sovereign right.

8.	greatest in degree; utmost or extreme.

9.	being above all others in character, importance, excellence, etc.

10.	efficacious; potent: a sovereign remedy.

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Origin:
1250–1300; ME soverain (alter. by influence of reign ) < OF soverain < VL *superānus, equiv. to L super- super- + -ānus -an

Related forms:

sov⋅er⋅eign⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. emperor, empress, potentate. 3. government. 5. regal, majestic, imperial, princely, monarchical, kingly, queenly. 7. chief, paramount, principal, predominant. 10. effective, effectual.

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sov·er·eign (sŏv'ər-ĭn, sŏv'rĭn)

One that exercises supreme, permanent authority, especially in a nation or other governmental unit, as:
1. A king, queen, or other noble person who serves as chief of state; a ruler or monarch.
2. A national governing council or committee.
A nation that governs territory outside its borders.
A gold coin formerly used in Great Britain.

adj.

Self-governing; independent: a sovereign state.
Having supreme rank or power: a sovereign prince.
Paramount; supreme: Her sovereign virtue is compassion.
1. Of superlative strength or efficacy: a sovereign remedy.
2. Unmitigated: sovereign contempt.

[Middle English soverain, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *superānus, from Latin super, above; see uper in Indo-European roots.]
sov'er·eign·ly adv.

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Word Origin & History

sovereign

c.1280, from O.Fr. soverain, from V.L. *superanus "chief, principal," from L. super "over" (see super-). Spelling influenced by folk-etymology association with reign. Milton spelled it sovran, as though from It. sovrano. Meaning "gold coin worth 22s 6d" first recorded 1490s; value changed 1817 to 1 pound. As an adj., attested from 1330; of remedies or medicines, "potent in a high degree," from 1377.

Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: sovereign
Variant: also sovran
Function: adjective
1 : possessed of supreme power sovereign ruler>
2 : enjoying autonomy <sovereign states>
3 : relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a sovereign

Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sov·er·eign
Pronunciation: 'säv-(&-)r&n
Function: adjective
: having generalized curative powers sovereign remedy>

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