Definition of sovereign

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Sovereign (n.) Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalidi, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy..

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Jubilee :: "Jubilee (n.) A church solemnity or ceremony celebrated at Rome, at stated intervals, originally of one hundred years, but latterly of twenty-five; a plenary and extraordinary indulgence grated by the sovereign pontiff to the universal church. One invariable condition of granting this indulgence is the confession of sins and receiving of the eucharist..
Maharajah :: Maharajah (n.) A sovereign prince in India; -- a title given also to other persons of high rank.
Despot :: Despot (n.) A master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible ruler or sovereign..
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..
Extraterritoriality :: Extraterritoriality (n.) A fiction by which a public minister, though actually in a foreign country, is supposed still to remain within the territory of his own sovereign or nation..
Knight :: Knight (n.) One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John..
Empress :: Empress (n.) A female sovereign.
Cosovereign :: Cosovereign (n.) A joint sovereign.
Court :: Court (n.) The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary; a palace..
Autonomy :: Autonomy (n.) The sovereignty of reason in the sphere of morals; or man's power, as possessed of reason, to give law to himself. In this, according to Kant, consist the true nature and only possible proof of liberty..
Sovereign :: Sovereign (a.) Efficacious in the highest degree; effectual; controlling; as, a sovereign remedy..
Crown :: Crown (n.) Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty.
Jurisdiction :: Jurisdiction (a.) The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate; the right of making or enforcing laws; the power or right of exercising authority.
Embassador :: Embassador (n.) A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country.
Princess :: Princess (n.) The daughter of a sovereign; a female member of a royal family.
Franchise :: Franchise (a.) A particular privilege conferred by grant from a sovereign or a government, and vested in individuals; an imunity or exemption from ordinary jurisdiction; a constitutional or statutory right or privilege, esp. the right to vote..
Prince :: Prince (a.) The one of highest rank; one holding the highest place and authority; a sovereign; a monarch; -- originally applied to either sex, but now rarely applied to a female..
Purveyance :: Purveyance (n.) A providing necessaries for the sovereign by buying them at an appraised value in preference to all others, and oven without the owner's consent. This was formerly a royal prerogative, but has long been abolished..
Tyrant :: Tyrant (n.) An absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution; a usurper of sovereignty.
Beelzebub :: Beelzebub (n.) The title of a heathen deity to whom the Jews ascribed the sovereignty of the evil spirits; hence, the Devil or a devil. See Baal..
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