Definition of Sovereign
Sovereign
sov·er·eign
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a supreme political ruler that's recognized by the people;
e.g. Everyone in the kingdom knew the next sovereign, because it was the first born of their current ruler.
(noun)
a former British gold coin worth one pound sterling, now only minted as bullion and to commemorate things like the Queen's 90th birthday (2016);
e.g. In 2017, a collection of 633 gold sovereigns and 280 half-sovereigns, dating from 1847 to 1915, were discovered hidden in an upright piano in England, and the owner was never found.
(adjective)
of an unqualified, supreme, unmitigated, absolute, or paramount nature;
e.g. Growing up, it seemed we used Vicks Vap-o-Rub as the sovereign remedy for any common cold or muscle ache.
(adjective)
possessed of supreme, total, or ultimate power;
e.g. In America, the majority vote of the people, with the checks-and-balances of the Electoral College, is the sovereign mechanism for deciding who wins the presidency.
(adjective)
enjoying autonomy and having independent authority as a nation-state;
e.g. The United Nations keeps a list of 206 nation-states and classifies them by sovereignty: 193 member states are unchallenged sovereign states.
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