Definition of sovereign

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Sovereign (a.) 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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Maharajah :: Maharajah (n.) A sovereign prince in India; -- a title given also to other persons of high rank.
Royalty :: Royalty (n.) The state of being royal; the condition or quality of a royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty.
Concordat :: Concordat (n.) An agreement made between the pope and a sovereign or government for the regulation of ecclesiastical matters with which both are concerned; as, the concordat between Pope Pius VII and Bonaparte in 1801..
Majesty :: Majesty (n.) The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing; imposing loftiness; stateliness; -- usually applied to the rank and dignity of sovereigns..
Curia :: Curia (n.) The court of a sovereign or of a feudal lord; also; his residence or his household.
Pound :: Pound (n.) A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4.86. There is no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same value..
Domain :: Domain (n.) The territory over which dominion or authority is exerted; the possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth, or the like. Also used figuratively..
Emperor :: Emperor (n.) The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; -- a title of dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany or of Austria; the emperor or Czar of Russia..
Ruling :: Ruling (a.) Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a ruling passion; a ruling sovereign..
Treacherous :: Treacherous (a.) Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign; perfidious in private life; betraying a trust; faithless.
Duke :: Duke (n.) In some European countries, a sovereign prince, without the title of king..
Signet :: Signet (n.) A seal; especially, in England, the seal used by the sovereign in sealing private letters and grants that pass by bill under the sign manual; -- called also privy signet..
Manifesto :: Manifesto (n. & a.) A public declaration, usually of a prince, sovereign, or other person claiming large powers, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives in reference to some act done or contemplated by him; as, a manifesto declaring the purpose of a prince to begin war, and explaining his motives..
Seigniorage :: Seigniorage (n.) Something claimed or taken by virtue of sovereign prerogative; specifically, a charge or toll deducted from bullion brought to a mint to be coined; the difference between the cost of a mass of bullion and the value as money of the pieces coined from it..
Sovereign :: Sovereign (a.) Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.
Kaiser :: Kaiser (n.) The ancient title of emperors of Germany assumed by King William of Prussia when crowned sovereign of the new German empire in 1871.
Sovereign :: Sovereign (a.) Efficacious in the highest degree; effectual; controlling; as, a sovereign remedy..
Presence :: Presence (n.) The whole of the personal qualities of an individual; person; personality; especially, the person of a superior, as a sovereign..
Autocratrix :: Autocratrix (n.) A female sovereign who is independent and absolute; -- a title given to the empresses of Russia.
Embassador :: Embassador (n.) A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country.
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