Definitions for sovereignˈsɒv rɪn, ˈsɒv ər ɪn, ˈsʌv-

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

sov•er•eignˈsɒv rɪn, ˈsɒv ər ɪn, ˈsʌv-(n.)

a monarch or other supreme ruler.
Category: Government
a person who has sovereign power or authority.
Category: Government
a body of persons or a state having sovereign authority.
Category: Government
a gold coin of the United Kingdom, equal to one pound sterling: went out of circulation after 1914.
Category: Numismatics
(adj.)belonging to or characteristic of a sovereign or sovereignty; royal.
Category: Government
having supreme rank, power, or authority.
supreme; preeminent; indisputable:
sovereign power; a sovereign right.
greatest in degree; utmost or extreme.
being above all others in character, importance, excellence, etc.
efficacious; potent:
a sovereign remedy.

Origin of sovereign:

1250–1300; < OF < VL *superānus= L super-super - +-ānus -an1

sov′er•eign•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

sovereign, crowned head, monarch(adj)
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign(adj)
(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
"an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"
sovereign, supreme(adj)
greatest in status or authority or power
"a supreme tribunal"

Wiktionary

sovereign(Noun)
A monarch; the ruler of a country.
sovereign(Noun)
One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.
sovereign(Noun)
A gold coin minted by the United Kingdom.
sovereign(Noun)
A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 33u2153 standard bottles.
sovereign(Adjective)
Exercising power of rule.
sovereign nation
sovereign(Adjective)
Exceptional in quality.
sovereign(Adjective)
Extremely potent or effective (of a medicine, remedy etc.).
sovereign(Adjective)
Having supreme, ultimate power.

Origin: From soverain, from root *superānus (cf. Italian sovrano, Spanish soberano) from Latin super. Spelling influenced by folk-etymology association with reign.

Webster Dictionary

Sovereign(adj)
supreme or highest in power; superior to all others; chief; as, our sovereign prince
Sovereign(adj)
independent of, and unlimited by, any other; possessing, or entitled to, original authority or jurisdiction; as, a sovereign state; a sovereign discretion
Sovereign(adj)
princely; royal
Sovereign(adj)
predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount
Sovereign(adj)
efficacious in the highest degree; effectual; controlling; as, a sovereign remedy
Sovereign(noun)
the person, body, or state in which independent and supreme authority is vested; especially, in a monarchy, a king, queen, or emperor
Sovereign(noun)
a gold coin of Great Britain, on which an effigy of the head of the reigning king or queen is stamped, valued at one pound sterling, or about $4.86
Sovereign(noun)
any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalidi, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy