sovran
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- sovranly adverb
- sovranty noun
Etymology
Origin of sovran
1625–35; alteration of sovereign, modeled on Italian sovrano
Example Sentences
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The Demos was indeed 'the sovran people,' but sovran in the sense of a tyrant, or irresponsible ruler, as Aristophanes tells the Athenians.
From Problems in Greek history by Mahaffy, John Pentland
The old plan of a sovran State not successful.
From Problems in Greek history by Mahaffy, John Pentland
The deadly sin in any book is dulness, and an occasional anecdote—if it point a moral so much the better—is sovran balsam for spleen.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by O'Shea, John Augustus
Behind the western bars The shrouded day retreats, And unperceived the stars Steal to their sovran seats.
From The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges by Bridges, Robert
Good Ferdinand the Third, born for the sovran crown.
From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den
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