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noun, plural -ties.
1.
the quality or state of being sovereign.
2.
the status, dominion, power, or authority of a sovereign; royalty.
3.
supreme and independent power or authority in government as possessed or claimed by a state or community.
4.
rightful status, independence, or prerogative.
5.
a sovereign state, community, or political unit.
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Word Origin & History
sovereignty
mid-14c., "pre-eminence," from Anglo-Fr. sovereynete, from O.Fr. souverainete, from soverain (see sovereign). Meaning "authority, rule" is recorded from late 14c.; sense of "existence as an independent state" is from 1715.
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Cultural Dictionary
sovereignty [(sov-ruhn-tee, sov-uhr-uhn-tee)]A nation or state's supreme power within its borders. A government might respond, for example, to criticism from foreign governments of its treatment of its own citizens by citing its rights of sovereignty.
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