Sovereign
Sov´er`eign
| a. | 1. | Supreme or highest in power; superior to all others; chief; | |||
| 2. | Independent of, and unlimited by, any other; possessing, or entitled to, original authority or jurisdiction; | ||||
| 3. | Princely; royal. | ||||
| 4. | Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount. | ||||
| 5. | Efficacious in the highest degree; effectual; controlling;
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| n. | 1. | The person, body, or state in which independent and supreme authority is vested; especially, in a monarchy, a king, queen, or emperor. | |||
| 2. | 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. | ||||
| 3. | (Zool.) Any butterfly of the tribe | ||||
| Noun | 1. |  sovereign - a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary rightSynonyms: crowned head, monarch |
| Adj. | 1. | sovereign - of political bodies; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" |
| 2. | sovereign - greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal" Synonyms: supreme |
SOVEREIGN. A chief ruler with supreme power; one possessing sovereignty.
(q.v.) It is also applied to a king or other magistrate with limited powers.
2. In the United States the sovereignty resides in the body of the
people. Vide Rutherf. Inst. 282.
SOVEREIGN, Eng. law. The name of a gold coin of Great Britain of the value of one pound sterling.
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