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Sovereign \Sov"er*eign\ (? or ?; 277), n.
1. The person, body, or state in which independent and
supreme authority is vested; especially, in a monarchy, a
king, queen, or emperor.
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No question is to be made but that the bed of the
Mississippi belongs to the sovereign, that is, to
the nation. --Jefferson.
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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.
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3. (Zool.) Any butterfly of the tribe {Nymphalidi}, or genus
{Basilarchia}, as the ursula and the viceroy.
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Syn: King; prince; monarch; potentate; emperor.
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Sovereign \Sov"er*eign\ (? or ?; 277), a. [OE. soverain,
sovereyn, OF. soverain, suvrain, F. souverain, LL. superanus,
fr. L. superus that is above, upper, higher, fr. super above.
See {Over}, {Super}, and cf. {Soprano}. The modern spelling
is due to a supposed connection with reign.]
1. Supreme or highest in power; superior to all others;
chief; as, our sovereign prince.
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2. Independent of, and unlimited by, any other; possessing,
or entitled to, original authority or jurisdiction; as, a
sovereign state; a sovereign discretion.
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3. Princely; royal. "Most sovereign name." --Shak.
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At Babylon was his sovereign see. --Chaucer.
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4. Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.
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We acknowledge him [God] our sovereign good.
--Hooker.
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5. Efficacious in the highest degree; effectual; controlling;
as, a sovereign remedy. --Dryden.
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Such a sovereign influence has this passion upon the
regulation of the lives and actions of men. --South.
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{Sovereign state}, a state which administers its own
government, and is not dependent upon, or subject to,
another power.
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