sovereign

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

OTHER WORDS FROM sovereign

sov·er·eign·ly, adverbnon·sov·er·eign, noun, adjectivenon·sov·er·eign·ly, adverbqua·si-sov·er·eign, adjective

sub·sov·er·eign, noun, adjectivesu·per·sov·er·eign, adjective, nounun·der·sov·er·eign, nounun·sov·er·eign, adjective

Words nearby sovereign

souvenir, souvenir sheet, souvlaki, souvlakia, sou'wester, sovereign, sovereigntist, sovereignty, sovereignty association, Sovetsk, soviet

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How to use sovereign in a sentence

So with the sovereign internet it does remain to be seen whether this is something that Russia is actually able to pull off.
Podcast: How Russia’s everything company works with the Kremlin|Anthony Green|September 30, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Drescher’s job, she notes, has typically entailed “a healthy amount of travel around the world” for face-to-face meetings with the pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and other investors making up Apollo’s client base.
Apollo’s Stephanie Drescher on running a global investment firm from her living room|reymashayekhi|September 19, 2020|Fortune
We built it but they did the hacking—and they are sovereign nations.
Inside NSO, Israel’s billion-dollar spyware giant|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s biggest, lost $21 billion in the first half of the year as a rebound in stock markets wasn’t enough to erase its record decline earlier this year.
The world’s largest wealth fund has lost $21 billion so far this year|kdunn6|August 18, 2020|Fortune

Jim then became a sovereign citizen, just like Timothy McVeigh, driving without registration or license plates.
When Jesus Freaks Go Bad|Eugene Robinson|August 6, 2020|Ozy
So where does this leave the millions of Palestinians—like my relatives—who dream of self-determination and a sovereign state?
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead|Dean Obeidallah|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Paudert is sure to acknowledge that sovereign citizens have the same rights as all Americans and that they are not all dangerous.
Sovereign Citizens Are America’s Top Cop-Killers|Caitlin Dickson|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the group has been paying close attention to the sovereign citizens for a while.
Sovereign Citizens Are America’s Top Cop-Killers|Caitlin Dickson|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Often, the most common opportunity for police officers to encounter a sovereign citizen is during a traffic stop.
Sovereign Citizens Are America’s Top Cop-Killers|Caitlin Dickson|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Reservation is sovereign Indian land, and the grizzly is a sacred animal to these tribes.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Progress: an old term for the travelling of the sovereign to different parts of his country.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
The lower class were idle and lazy, and willing to serve any sovereign who appealed to them by ostentation.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Moderate salaries prevailed, but the sovereign was worth much more then than now, while wants were fewer.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
After his death she was proclaimed sovereign empress of all the Russias, and showed herself worthy of her high fortune.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
He trusted that what might be done in this matter be most expedient for the service of the king our sovereign.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sovereign

sovereign

/ (ˈsɒvrɪn) /

noun

a person exercising supreme authority, esp a monarch

a former British gold coin worth one pound sterling

adjective

supreme in rank or authoritya sovereign lord

excellent or outstandinga sovereign remedy

of, relating to, or characteristic of a sovereign

independent of outside authoritya sovereign state

Derived forms of sovereign

sovereignly, adverb

Word Origin for sovereign

C13: from Old French soverain, from Vulgar Latin superānus (unattested), from Latin super above; also influenced by reign

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