Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - sovereign
Sovereign
sovereign
n. & adj. --n. 1 a supreme ruler, esp. a monarch. 2 Brit. hist. a gold coin nominally worth {pound}1. --adj. 1 a supreme (sovereign power). b unmitigated (sovereign contempt). 2 excellent; effective (a sovereign remedy). 3 possessing sovereign power (a sovereign State). 4 royal (our sovereign lord). Phrases and idioms the sovereign good the greatest good, esp. for a State, its people, etc. sovereign pontiff see PONTIFF. Derivatives sovereignly adv. sovereignty n. (pl. -ies). Etymology: ME f. OF so(u)verain f. L: -g- by assoc. with reign
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I. noun also sovran Etymology: Middle English soverain, from Anglo-French soverein, from soverein, adjective Date: 13th century 1. one possessing or held to possess ~ty, one that exercises supreme authority within a limited sphere, an acknowledged leader ; arbiter, any of various gold coins of the United Kingdom, II. adjective also sovran see: over Date: 14th century 1. superlative in quality ; excellent, of the most exalted kind ; supreme , having generalized curative powers , of an unqualified nature ; unmitigated , having undisputed ascendancy ; paramount, 2. possessed of supreme power , unlimited in extent ; absolute, enjoying autonomy ; independent , relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a ~, see: free ~ly adverb ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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