Definitions for sovereign

sovereign sov·er·eign

Spelling: [sov-rin, sov-er-in, suhv-]
IPA: /ˈsɒv rɪn, ˈsɒv ər ɪn, ˈsʌv-/

Sovereign is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 443 anagrams from letters in sovereign (eeginorsv).

Definitions for sovereign

noun

  1. a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
  2. a person who has supreme power or authority.
  3. a group or body of persons or a state having sovereign authority.
  4. a gold coin of the United Kingdom, equal to one pound sterling: went out of circulation after 1914.

adjective

  1. belonging to or characteristic of a sovereign or sovereign authority; royal.
  2. having supreme rank, power, or authority.
  3. supreme; preeminent; indisputable:
  4. greatest in degree; utmost or extreme.
  5. being above all others in character, importance, excellence, etc.
  6. efficacious; potent:

Origin of sovereign

1250-1300; Middle English soverain (alteration by influence of reign) Old French soverain Vulgar Latin *superānus, equivalent to Latin super- s

Examples for sovereign

What is left for the sovereign power to decide on, if this right be denied him?

On the invasion of William, as we have seen, it was in the possession of Edwin, sovereign of Deira.

But the group has been paying close attention to the sovereign citizens for a while.

Rumi-naui himself enters and receives the thanks of his sovereign.

So where does this leave the millions of Palestinians—like my relatives—who dream of self-determination and a sovereign state?

Paudert is sure to acknowledge that sovereign citizens have the same rights as all Americans and that they are not all dangerous.

Often, the most common opportunity for police officers to encounter a sovereign citizen is during a traffic stop.

The Reservation is sovereign Indian land, and the grizzly is a sacred animal to these tribes.

"Be sovereign of Greece, and then enjoy ourselves," said the king.

It was quite like being received by a sovereign, Decatur imagined.

Word Value for sovereign
Scrable

13

Words with friends

16

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