sovereign

sov·er·eign  (svr-n, svrn)

n.

1. One that exercises supreme, permanent authority, especially in a nation or other governmental unit, as:

a. A king, queen, or other noble person who serves as chief of state; a ruler or monarch.

b. A national governing council or committee.

2. A nation that governs territory outside its borders.

3. A gold coin formerly used in Great Britain.

adj.

1. Self-governing; independent: a sovereign state.

2. Having supreme rank or power: a sovereign prince.

3. Paramount; supreme: Her sovereign virtue is compassion.

4.

a. Of superlative strength or efficacy: a sovereign remedy.

b. Unmitigated: sovereign contempt.

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[Middle English soverain, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *supernus, from Latin super, above; see uper in Indo-European roots.]

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sover·eign·ly adv.

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sovereign [ˈsɒvrɪn]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person exercising supreme authority, esp a monarch

2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) a former British gold coin worth one pound sterling

adj

1. supreme in rank or authority a sovereign lord

2. excellent or outstanding a sovereign remedy

3. of, relating to, or characteristic of a sovereign

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) independent of outside authority a sovereign state

[from Old French soverain, from Vulgar Latin superānus (unattested), from Latin super above; also influenced by reign]

sovereignly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sovereign - a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right crowned head, monarch Capetian - a member of the Capetian dynasty Carlovingian, Carolingian - a member of the Carolingian dynasty czar, tsar, tzar - a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917) emperor - the male ruler of an empire chief of state, head of state - the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government king, male monarch, Rex - a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom Merovingian - a member of the Merovingian dynasty ruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe" Shah, Shah of Iran - title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
Adj.	1.	sovereign - (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" autonomous, self-governing, independent free - able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"
	2.	sovereign - greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal" supreme dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"

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sovereign

adjective

1. independent, autonomous, self-governing, free, non-aligned, self-determining The Russian Federation declared itself to be a sovereign republic.

2. supreme, ruling, absolute, chief, royal, principal, dominant, imperial, unlimited, paramount, regal, predominant, monarchal, kingly or queenly No contract can absolutely restrain a sovereign power.

3. excellent, valuable, efficient, helpful, reliable, worthwhile, unfailing, efficacious, effectual wild garlic, a sovereign remedy in any healer's chest

noun

monarch, ruler, king or queen, chief, shah, potentate, supreme ruler, emperor or empress, prince or princess, tsar or tsarina the first British sovereign to set foot on Spanish soil

Translations

sovereign [ˈsɒvrɪn]

A. ADJ

1. (= supreme) → soberano
with sovereign contempt → con soberano desprecio

2. (= self-governing) → soberano
sovereign state → estado m soberano

B. N

1. (= monarch) → soberano/a m/f

2. (Hist) (= coin) → soberano m

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sovereign [ˈsɒvrɪn]

adj

(= autonomous) [state, country] → souverain(e)

(= supreme) [power, ruler] → souverain(e)

n

(= monarch) → souverain(e) m/f

(formerly) (= gold coin) → souverain m

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sovereign

n (= monarch) → Souverän m, → Herrscher(in) m(f); (Brit, old: = coin) → 20-Shilling-Münze f

adj

(= supreme) → höchste(r, s), oberste(r, s); state, power → souverän; contempt → tiefste(r, s), äußerste(r, s); the sovereign power of the Pope → die Oberhoheit des Papstes; our sovereign Lord the King (old) → unser gnädiger Herr, der König

a sovereign remedy (lit, fig) → ein Allheilmittel nt → (for gegen)

(Fin) sovereign debt → Staatsschulden pl; sovereign lending → staatliche Kreditaufnahme

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sovereign [ˈsɒvrɪn]

1. adj (gen) → sovrano/a
with sovereign contempt (fig) → con sommo disprezzo
a sovereign remedy (old) → un rimedio infallibile

2. n (monarch) → sovrano/a; (coin) → sovrana

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sovereign [ˈsɒvrɪn]

1. adj (gen) → sovrano/a
with sovereign contempt (fig) → con sommo disprezzo
a sovereign remedy (old) → un rimedio infallibile

2. n (monarch) → sovrano/a; (coin) → sovrana

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sovereign

n sovereign [ˈsovrin]

a king or queen. koning, koningin مَلِك أو مَلِكَه върховен глава panovník, -ice monark der Souverän ανώτατος άρχοντας, ηγεμόνας soberano monarh پادشاه؛ ملكه monarkki souverain/-aine מֶלֶך, מַלכָּה अधिराट, अधिराज, शासक vladar, monarh uralkodó raja atau ratu konungur; drottning sovrano 君主 군주 valdovas, suverenas monarhs; valdnieks raja vorst konge/dronning władca soberano su­veran монарх panovník, -čka, vládca vladar vladar monark, regent ผู้มีอำนาจสูงสุดของประเทศ hükümdar 君主，國王(王後) монарх مطلق العنان فرماں روا، بادشاہ nữ hoàng, hoàng đế 君主，国王（王后）

adj

(of a country) self-governing a sovereign state. selfregerend ذات سِيادَه независим suverénní selvstændig souverän αυτόνομος, ανεξάρτητος soberano iseseisev, sõltumatu خود مختار riippumaton souverain רִיבּוֹנוּת प्रभुसत्ता-सम्पन्न, सर्वसत्ताक nezavisan, suveren szuverén berdaulat fullvalda sovrano 独立の 자치의, 독립의 suverenus suverēns berdaulat soeverein suveren, selvstendig suwerenny soberano suveran суверенный suverénny samostojen suveren suverän เกี่ยวกับอำนาจสูงสุด bağımsız, egemen 獨立自主的 суверенний, незалежний خود مختار có chủ quyền 独立自主的