Definitions for sovereignty
ˈsɒv rɪn ti, ˈsʌv-sovereign·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. sovereigntynoun

   government free from external control

2. reign, sovereigntynoun

   royal authority; the dominion of a monarch

3. sovereigntynoun

   the authority of a state to govern another state

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. sovereigntynoun

   The state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.

2. sovereigntynoun

   Supreme authority over all things. (as in an emperor, king, dictator, or God, ref. 'King of kings, and Lord of lords')

3. sovereigntynoun

   The liberty to decide one's thoughts and actions.

4. Etymology: From soverain, from root *superānus (cf. Italian sovrano, Spanish soberano) from Latin super. Plus the Latinate English suffix -ity. Spelling influenced by folk-etymology association with reign.

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

1. Sovereigntynoun

   Supremacy; highest place; supreme power; highest degree of excellence.

   Etymology: souverainetè, French.

   Give me pardon,
   That I, your vassal, have employed and pain’d
   Your unknown sovereignty. William Shakespeare.

   Happy were England, would this virtuous prince
   Take on his grace the sov’reignty thereof. William Shakespeare.

   To give laws unto a people, to institute magistrates and officers over them; to punish and pardon malefactors; to have the sole authority of making war and peace, are the true marks of sovereignty. Davies.

   A mighty hunter thence he shall be stil’d
   Before the Lord; as in despite of heav’n,
   Or from heav’n, claiming second sov’reignty. John Milton.

   Nothing does so gratify a haughty humour, as this piece of usurped sovereignty over our brethren. Govern. of the Tongue.

   Jove’s own tree,
   That holds the woods in awful sov’reignty,
   Requires a depth of lodging in the ground;
   High as his topmost boughs to heav’n ascend,
   So low his roots to hell’s dominion tend. Dryden.

   I well foresee, whene’er thy suit I grant,
   That I my much lov’d sov’reignty shall want,
   And her new beauty may thy heart invade. Dryden.

   Let us above all things possess our souls with awful apprehensions of the majesty and sovereignty of God. John Rogers.

   Alexander’s Grecian colonies in the Indies were almost exterminated by Sandrocottus; Seleucus recovered the sovereignty in some degree, but was forced to abandon to him the country along the Indus. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sovereignty

   Sovereignty refers to the full right and power of a governing body or nation to govern itself without any interference from external bodies. This involves having independent authority over a geographic area, including the freedom to establish laws, regulate policies, and conduct diplomacy with other nations. It can also refer to a nation's ability to control its own affairs.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. Sovereigntynoun

   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

2. Etymology: [OE. soverainetee, OF. sovrainet, F. souverainet.]

WikidataRate this definition:2.3 / 6 votes

1. Sovereignty

   Sovereignty is the quality of having independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory. It can be found in a power to rule and make laws that rests on a political fact for which no pure legal definition can be provided. In theoretical terms, the idea of "sovereignty", historically, from Socrates to Thomas Hobbes, has always necessitated a moral imperative on the entity exercising it. For centuries past, the idea that a state could be sovereign was always connected to its ability to guarantee the best interests of its own citizens. Thus, if a state could not act in the best interests of its own citizens, it could not be thought of as a “sovereign” state. The concept of sovereignty has been discussed throughout history, from the time of the Romans through to the present day. It has changed in its definition, concept, and application throughout, especially during the Age of Enlightenment. The current notion of state sovereignty contains four aspects consisting of territory, population, authority and recognition. According to Stephen D. Krasner, the term could also be understood in four different ways: ⁕domestic sovereignty – actual control over a state exercised by an authority organized within this state,

Matched Categories

1. • Authority
   • Dominion
   • Self-government

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sovereignty' in Nouns Frequency: #2679

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce sovereignty?

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How to say sovereignty in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sovereignty in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sovereignty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of sovereignty in a Sentence

1. The Islamist:

   The United States made an important proclamation that stresses Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces and opens new horizons for strengthening Morocco’s position in international circles. It also further isolates the adversaries of our territorial integrity.

2. Antony Blinken:

   What's at stake is not simply, as important as it is, Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence but very basic principles that have, in a hard-fought way after two World Wars and a Cold War, undergirded security, peace and prosperity for countries around the world -- principles like one country can't simply change the borders of another by force ; principles like one country can't simply dictate to another its choices, its policies, with who it will associate ; principles like one country can't exert a sphere of influence to subjugate its neighbors to its will, if we allow those principles to be challenged with impunity, even if it's half a world away in Europe, that will have an impact here as well.

3. David Bandurski:

   China is a huge market, and it knows it, they want to use this to try and encourage compliance or support for the idea( of Internet sovereignty).

4. Donald Trump:

   Texas Democrats have launched an assault on the sovereignty of our country, the security of our nation and the safety of every American.

5. John McCain:

   The administration has continued to restrict our Navy ships from operating within 12 nautical miles of China's reclaimed islands, this is a dangerous mistake that grants de facto recognition of China's man-made sovereignty claims.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sovereignty
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sovereignty
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sovereignty
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sovereignty
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sovereignty
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sovereignty