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sov⋅er⋅eign⋅ty
[sov-rin-tee, suhv-] 
rɪn
–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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| sov·er·eign·ty (sŏv'ər-ĭn-tē, sŏv'rĭn-) n. pl. sov·er·eign·ties
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Sovereignty
Sov"er*eign*ty\, n.; pl. Sovereignties. [OE. soverainetee, OF. sovrainet['e], F. souverainet['e].] The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme power; dominion; sway; supremacy; independence; also, that which is sovereign; a sovereign state; as, Italy was formerly divided into many sovereignties. Woman desiren to have sovereignty As well over their husband as over their love. --Chaucer.
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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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sovereignty
c.1340, "pre-eminence," from Anglo-Fr. sovereynete, from O.Fr. souverainete, from soverain (see sovereign). Meaning "authority, rule" is recorded from c.1374; sense of "existence as an independent state" is from 1715.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: sov·er·eign·ty
Variant: also sov·ran·ty /'sä-vr&n-tE, 's&-, -v&-r&n-/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 a : supreme power esp. over a body politic b : freedom from external control : AUTONOMY
2 : one that is sovereign; especially : an autonomous state
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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