sovran
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of sovran
1625–35; alteration of sovereign, modeled on Italian sovrano
Example Sentences
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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
Even to a hair the sovran Deity Knoweth the hairs upon his head.
From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den
So long he seems to pause On thy bald awful head, O sovran Blanc!
From Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation by Everts, Katherine Jewell
O sovran Love! how far thy power surpasses Aught that is taught of Logic or the Schools!
From Collected Poems In Two Volumes, Vol. II by Dobson, Austin
A mere nothing makes you fall into it; a mere nothing withdraws you from it, above all a bath of light, that sovran stimulus of activity.
From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
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