Definition of sovereign Sovereign

/sɑˈvɹʌn/ - [savrun] - sov•er•eign

We found 23 definitions of sovereign from 6 different sources.

What does sovereign mean?

Noun Plural: sovereigns
sovereign - a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
		crowned head, monarch
		swayer, ruler a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"
		chief of state, head of state the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
		capetian a member of the Capetian dynasty
		carlovingian, carolingian a member of the Carolingian dynasty
		tsar, tzar, czar a person having great power
		emperor large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
		male monarch, rex, king (chess) the weakest but the most important piece
		merovingian a member of the Merovingian dynasty
Adjective
sovereign - greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal"
		supreme
sovereign - (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"
		autonomous, independent, self-governing
		free not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"

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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 formerly used in the United Kingdom .
sovereign (Noun)
A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 33⅓ standard bottles.
sovereign (Adjective)
Exercising power of rule.
sovereign (Adjective)
Exceptional in quality.
sovereign (Adjective)
Extremely potent or effective of a medicine, remedy etc..
sovereign (Adjective)
Having supreme, ultimate power.

sovereign (a.)
Supreme or highest in power; superior to all others; chief; as, our sovereign prince.
sovereign (a.)
Independent of, and unlimited by, any other; possessing, or entitled to, original authority or jurisdiction; as, a sovereign state; a sovereign discretion.
sovereign (a.)
Princely; royal.
sovereign (a.)
Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.
sovereign (a.)
Efficacious in the highest degree; effectual; controlling; as, a sovereign remedy.
sovereign (n.)
The person, body, or state in which independent and supreme authority is vested; especially, in a monarchy, a king, queen, or emperor.
sovereign (n.)
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 (n.)
Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalidi, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy.

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.]