sovereign stresses the absence of a superior power and implies supremacy within a thing's own domain or sphere.

Sovereign is a title that can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French souverain, which is ultimately derived from the Latin superānus, meaning 'above'.

1. Self-governing; independent: a sovereign state. 2. Having supreme rank or power: a sovereign prince. 3. Paramount; supreme: Her sovereign virtue is compassion.

SOVEREIGN definition: a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler. See examples of sovereign used in a sentence.

SOVEREIGN definition: 1. a king or queen 2. a British gold coin that was in use in Britain from 1817 to 1914 and was…. Learn more.

Definition of sovereign noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

A citizen of the United States of America, considered after independence from Britain as having supreme authority in place of the monarch; a member of the sovereign people of the United States.

A sovereign is a king, queen, or other royal ruler of a country. The British sovereign is also the head of the Church of England.

Sovereign as an adjective can be used to indicate the ultimate power of a state, whether a monarchy or not, as in "Peru exercised its sovereign rights to all minerals within its borders." A sovereign is also a …

Dec 17, 2025 · sovereign (comparative more sovereign, superlative most sovereign) Exercising power of rule.