sovereign
Exercising power of rule.
Adjective 4 meanings
Exercising power of rule.
“sovereign nation”
Exceptional in quality.
“Her voice was her sovereign talent.”
Princely; royal.
Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.
Noun 4 meanings
A monarch: a supreme ruler of a country in a monarchical system.
One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.
A gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling but in practice used as a bullion coin.
A former Australian gold coin, minted from 1855–1931, of one pound value.
Verb 1 meaning
To rule over as a sovereign.
Etymology
From Middle English sovereyn, from Old French soverain (whence also modern French souverain), from Vulgar Latin *superānus (compare Italian sovrano, Spanish soberano) from Latin super (“above”). Spelling influenced by folk-etymology association with reign. Doublet of soprano, from the same Latin root via Italian.
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SOVEREIGN at a glance
SOVEREIGN has 9 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (S 1 + O 1 + V 4 + E 1 + R 1 + E 1 + I 1 + G 2 + N 1) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,625 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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