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Webster 1913 Edition
Sovereignty
Sov′er-eign-ty
,Noun.
pl.
Sovereignties
(#)
. [OE.
soverainetee
, OF. sovraineté
, F. souveraineté
.] The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme power; dominion; sway; supremacy; independence; also, that which is sovereign; a sovereign state;
as, Italy was formerly divided into many
. sovereignties
Woman desiren to have
As well over their husband as over their love.
sovereignty
As well over their husband as over their love.
Chaucer.
Definition 2024
sovereignty
sovereignty
English
Noun
sovereignty (countable and uncountable, plural sovereignties)
- (of a polity) The state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.
- (of a ruler) Supreme authority over all things.
- (of a person) The liberty to decide one's thoughts and actions.
Usage notes
Sovereignty is the only English word containing the letters gnt consecutively.
Translations
of a nation: the state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.
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of ruler or God: supreme authority over all things
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of self: the liberty to decide one's thoughts and actions
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