sovran
noun
sovranty
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a word derived from
sovran.
Example Sentences
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A crown of sovranty thy brow shall wear, And by thy side a magic blade shall hang.
From The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland by Stephen Reid
When the victory over the Danaans was secure the two remaining brothers turned to the Druid Amergin for a judgment as to their respective titles to the sovranty.
From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston
He felt now the power of personal sovranty, how these children of the East awaited not Xerxes the Master, but Xerxes the Omnipotent, God-Manifest, whose decrees were as the decrees of Heaven.
From A Victor of Salamis by William Stearns Davis
A noble and illustrious king assumed the sovranty and rule of Erinn, namely Cormac, grandson of Conn of the Hundred Battles.
From The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland by Stephen Reid
Oengus, the Culdee, whose poem has been already referred to, says of it— “Rathcroghan hath vanished With Ailill, offspring of victory; A fair sovranty above Kingdoms Is in Cluain’s city.”
From Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland by T. O. Russell
