sovereign stresses the absence of a superior power and implies supremacy within a thing's own domain or sphere.

SOVEREIGN definition: a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler. See examples of sovereign used in a sentence.

SOVEREIGN definition: 1. a king or queen 2. a British gold coin that was in use in Britain from 1817 to 1914 and was…. Learn more.

Sovereign is a title that can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French souverain, which is ultimately derived from the Latin superānus, …

1. Self-governing; independent: a sovereign state. 2. Having supreme rank or power: a sovereign prince. 3. Paramount; supreme: Her sovereign virtue is compassion.

Definition of sovereign noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Sovereign as an adjective can be used to indicate the ultimate power of a state, whether a monarchy or not, as in "Peru exercised its sovereign rights to all minerals within its borders." A …