sovereign
[noun]
Synonyms:
- monarch, chief, emperor or empress, king or queen, potentate, prince, ruler
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- supreme, absolute, imperial, kingly or queenly, principal, royal, ruling
- excellent, effectual, efficacious, efficient

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Related Words: self-determined, self-governed, commanding, directing, guiding, highest, loftiest

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English Thesaurus: king, queen, monarch, monarchy, prince, ...

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I. sove‧reign¹ /ˈsɒvrən, ˈsɒvrɪn $ ˈsɑːv-/ noun [countable]

1. formal a king or queen

2. a British gold coin used in the past that was worth £1

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II. sovereign² adjective
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: soverain, from Vulgar Latin superanus, from Latin super 'over, above']

1. having the highest power in a country
sovereign power/control

2. a sovereign country or state is independent and governs itself

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king the male ruler of a country, who comes from a royal family:
George III was the king of England at that time.
King Harald V of Norway
queen a woman who rules a country because she is from a royal family, or the wife of a king:
She became queen when she was only 14 years old.
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
monarch a king or queen:
The bishops were appointed by the monarch.
monarchy a country that is ruled by a king or queen, or this type of political system:
Britain is a constitutional monarchy.
Some people want the monarchy to be abolished.
prince the son of a king, queen, or prince, or the male ruler of a small country or state:
Prince Rainier of Monaco
The prince will inherit the throne when his father dies.
ruler someone such as a king, who has official power over a country and its people:
the ruler of Babylonia
General Musharraf was the former military ruler of Pakistan.
emperor the ruler of an empire (=group of countries):
the Habsburg emperors of the 19th century
Emperor Hirohito
sovereign formal a king or queen:
It was hoped that a meeting of the two sovereigns would ease tensions between the countries.
regent someone who governs instead of a king or queen, because the king or queen is ill, absent, or still a child:
Edward II left his friend Gaveston as regent.
the crown formal the position of king or queen:
Warwick was a loyal servant of the crown.

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