Definitions for sovereign
ˈsɒv rɪn, ˈsɒv ər ɪn, ˈsʌv-sov·er·eign

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 6 votes

1. sovereign, crowned head, monarchadjective

   a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

2. autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereignadjective

   (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

   "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"

3. sovereign, supremeadjective

   greatest in status or authority or power

   "a supreme tribunal"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. sovereignnoun

   A monarch; the ruler of a country.

2. sovereignnoun

   One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.

3. sovereignnoun

   A gold coin minted by the United Kingdom.

4. sovereignnoun

   A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to standard bottles.

5. sovereignadjective

   Exercising power of rule.

   sovereign nation

6. sovereignadjective

   Exceptional in quality.

7. sovereignadjective

   Extremely potent or effective (of a medicine, remedy etc.).

8. sovereignadjective

   Having supreme, ultimate power.

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sovereignadjective

   Etymology: souverain, French; sovrano, Spanish.

   1. Supreme in power; having no superiour.

   As teaching bringeth us to know that God is our supreme truth; so prayer testifieth that we acknowledge him our sovereign good. Richard Hooker.

   You, my sovereign lady,
   Causeless have laid disgraces on my head. William Shakespeare, Hen. IV.

   None of us who now thy grace implore,
   But held the rank of sovereign queen before,
   Till giddy chance, whose malice never bears
   That mortal bliss should last for length of years,
   Cast us headlong from our high estate. Dryden.

   Whether Esau, then, were a vassal to Jacob, and Jacob his sovereign prince by birth right, I leave the reader to judge. John Locke.

   2. Supremely efficacious.

   A memorial of their fidelity and zeal, a sovereign preservative of God’s people from the venomous infection of heresy. Richard Hooker.

   The most sovereign prescription in Galen is but empirick; and to this preservative of no better report than a horse-drench. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   Love-wounded Protheus,
   My bosom, as a bed,
   Shall lodge thee, till thy wound be throughly heal’d,
   And thus I search it with a sov’reign kiss. William Shakespeare.

   A water we call water of paradise, by that we do to it, is made very sovereign for health. Francis Bacon.

   Like the scum starv’d men did draw
   From parboil’d shoes and boots, and all the rest
   Which were with any sovereign fatness blest. John Donne.

   Be cool, my friend, and hear my muse dispense
   Some sovereign comforts drawn from common sense. Dryden.

2. Sovereignnoun

   Supreme lord.

   O, let my sovereign turn away his face,
   And bid his ears a little while be deaf. William Shakespeare.

   By my sovereign, and his fate, I swear,
   Renown’d for faith in peace, for force in war,
   Oft our alliance other lands desir’d. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sovereign

   Sovereign is a title that can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French souverain, which is ultimately derived from the Latin superānus, meaning 'above'. The roles of a sovereign vary from monarch, ruler or head of state to head of municipal government or head of a chivalric order. As a result, the word sovereignty has more recently also come to mean independence or autonomy.

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1. sovereign

   A sovereign refers to a supreme ruler or authority, possessing ultimate power and control, usually in the context of a monarch or a head of state in a monarchy. In a broader context, it can also refer to an independent state or nation that has full control over its internal and external affairs. Additionally, it can describe something or someone which exercises authority without interference from outside sources, or possessing supreme or ultimate power.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Sovereignadjective

   supreme or highest in power; superior to all others; chief; as, our sovereign prince

2. Sovereignadjective

   independent of, and unlimited by, any other; possessing, or entitled to, original authority or jurisdiction; as, a sovereign state; a sovereign discretion

3. Sovereignadjective

   princely; royal

4. Sovereignadjective

   predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount

5. Sovereignadjective

   efficacious in the highest degree; effectual; controlling; as, a sovereign remedy

6. Sovereignnoun

   the person, body, or state in which independent and supreme authority is vested; especially, in a monarchy, a king, queen, or emperor

7. Sovereignnoun

   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

8. Sovereignnoun

   any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalidi, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy

9. Etymology: [OE. soverain, sovereyn, OF. soverain, suvrain, F. souverain, LL. superanus, fr. L. superus that is above, upper, higher, fr. super above. See Over, Super, and cf. Soprano. The modern spelling is due to a supposed connection with reign.]

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1. Sovereign

   Sovereign is an EP by the Oakland, California band Neurosis. As with the previous album, Times of Grace it was recorded by Steve Albini at Electric Audio in Chicago, Illinois. The CD contains a mixed-media CD-Rom portion featuring visuals and music reminiscent of their live shows and their work under the Tribes of Neurot moniker. In 2011 Neurot Recordings released a reissue that includes bonus track "Misgiven".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Sovereign

   suv′rān, or sov′e-rān, adj. supreme: possessing supreme power or dominion: superior to all others: utmost: most efficacious—(Milt.) Sov′ran.—n. a supreme ruler: a monarch: a gold coin=20s.—v.t. to rule over as a sovereign.—adj. Sov′ereignest (Shak.), most effectual.—adv. Sov′ereignly, in a sovereign manner: in the highest degree: supremely.—n. Sov′ereignty, supreme power: dominion. [O. Fr. sovrain—Low L. superanus—L. super, supra, above.]

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1. sovereign

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Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sovereign

   So called because when first struck, in the reign of Henry VIII., this gold coin had upon it a representation of that sovereign in his royal robes.

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1. SOVEREIGN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sovereign is ranked #41426 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Sovereign surname appeared 525 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Sovereign.
   
   95% or 499 total occurrences were White.
   1.3% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.9% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

How to pronounce sovereign?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say sovereign in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sovereign in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sovereign in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of sovereign in a Sentence

1. Boris Johnson:

   I would just say to people in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that this is something that America historically does and has to do, and that is to step up for peace and freedom and democracy, and if we let Putin get away with it, and just annex, conquer sizable parts of a free, independent, sovereign country, which is what he is poised to do... then the consequences for the world are absolutely catastrophic.

2. Georges Bataille:

   The sovereign being is burdened with a servitude that crushes him, and the condition of free men is deliberate servility.

3. Velez Rodriguez:

   Brazilian history shows that March 31, 1964, was a sovereign decision of the Brazilian society. It wasnt the barracks that put Castelo Branco at the presidency.

4. John Bolton:

   We, the people, are sovereign in America, so that infringements on our sovereignty are not infringements on abstractions or infringements on the government. They're an infringement on the people themselves, and it's why we believe -- and of course, I'm speaking in secular terms here -- that the Constitution is the highest authority that we recognize. So in a number of different ways, the President's going to address this issue.

5. Mother Teresa:

   Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being's entitlement by virtue of his humanity. The right to life does not depend, and must not be contingent, on the pleasure of anyone else, not even a parent or sovereign. ...You must weep that your own government, at present, seems blind to this truth.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sovereign
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sovereign
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sovereign
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sovereign
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sovereign
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sovereign
9. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=sovereign
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html