| 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. |
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.
Sovereignty
of God, his absolute right to do all things according to his own good pleasure (Dan. 4:25, 35; Rom. 9:15-23; 1 Tim. 6:15; Rev. 4:11).