Sovereign

['sɒvrɪn] or ['sɑvrən]

Definition

(noun.) a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right.

(adj.) greatest in status or authority or power; 'a supreme tribunal' .

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Definition

(a.) Supreme or highest in power; superior to all others; chief; as, our sovereign prince.

(a.) Independent of, and unlimited by, any other; possessing, or entitled to, original authority or jurisdiction; as, a sovereign state; a sovereign discretion.

(a.) Princely; royal.

(a.) Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.

(a.) Efficacious in the highest degree; effectual; controlling; as, a sovereign remedy.

(n.) The person, body, or state in which independent and supreme authority is vested; especially, in a monarchy, a king, queen, or emperor.

(n.) A gold coin of Great Britain, on which an effigy of the head of the reigning king or queen is stamped, valued at one pound sterling, or about $4.86.

(n.) Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalidi, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Supreme, regal, royal, imperial, monarchical.[2]. Chief, predominant, principal.[3]. Efficacious, effectual.

n. Monarch, autocrat, potentate, despot, king, emperor, prince, lord, queen, supreme ruler.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Paramount, supreme, primary, chief, certain, efficacious, principal,predominant, superior, imperial, regal

ANT:Inferior, ministerial, subservient, subordinate, subject, secondary, weak,uncertain, inefficient, inefficacious

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Definition

adj. supreme: possessing supreme power or dominion: superior to all others: utmost: most efficacious—(Milt.) Sov′ran.—n. a supreme ruler: a monarch: a gold coin=20s.—v.t. to rule over as a sovereign.—adj. Sov′ereignest (Shak.) most effectual.—adv. Sov′ereignly in a sovereign manner: in the highest degree: supremely.—n. Sov′ereignty supreme power: dominion.

Typist: Ted

Unserious Contents or Definition

To dream of a sovereign, denotes increasing prosperity and new friends.

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