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sovereign

/ˈsɒv.ɹɪn/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A monarch; the ruler of a country.
  2. One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.
  3. A gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling but in practice used as a bullion coin.
  4. A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 33⅓ standard bottles.
  5. Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalini, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy.
  6. A large, garish ring; a sovereign ring.
  7. To rule over as a sovereign.
  8. Exercising power of rule.
  9. Exceptional in quality.
  10. Extremely potent or effective (of a medicine, remedy etc.).
  11. Having supreme, ultimate power.
  12. Princely; royal.
  13. Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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