Results for sovereign
Definitions of sovereign:
part of speech: noun
A ruler, as a king, emperor, or queen; a British gold coin equal to $ 4. 8665; called also a pound.
part of speech: noun
A supreme ruler: a monarch: an English gold coin-$ 4. 86, gold standard.
part of speech: adjective
Royal; supreme in power; possessing supreme dominion or authority; unrestricted; as, sovereign rights; effectual; as, a sovereign remedy.
part of speech: noun
An emperor; a king; a monarch; a supreme ruler; an English gold coin of the value of 20s.
part of speech: adjective
Supreme in power or efficacy; chief; having no superior.
part of speech: adjective
Supreme: possessing supreme power or dominion: superior to all others: utmost.
Usage examples for sovereign:
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There's a sovereign for you; another if you succeed.
"Lucretia, Complete", Edward Bulwer-Lytton -
With tears in his poor old eyes, he had been forced to confess that he had come to his last sovereign
"The Intriguers", William Le Queux -
You boys want to earn a sovereign
"Love Stories", Mary Roberts Rinehart