sovereignty
noun
the quality or state of being sovereign, or of having supreme power or authority.
sovereignties
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pluralof sovereignty.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"Lines on maps started to symbolize the limits of political sovereignties rather than the boundless divine promises. This transformed the way that the Bible's descriptions of geographical space were understood."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025
But a terrorist organization is by definition a nongovernmental entity that operates along the creases of national sovereignties and international law.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2020
All the most recent states — South Sudan, East Timor, Eritrea — were carved from existing sovereignties in the wake of bitter civil wars.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2015
The new digital sovereignties have begun to clash with conventional nation-states.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2012
Welcome! glad welcome, Princes! ye who hold Your lofty sovereignties ordained of old.
From The Birth of the War-God A Poem by Kalidasa by Kalidasa
