Sovereignty Definition

sŏvər-ĭn-tē, sŏvrĭn-
sovereignties
noun
sovereignties
The state or quality of being sovereign.
Webster's New World
The status, dominion, rule, or power of a sovereign.
Webster's New World
Supreme and independent political authority.
Webster's New World
Complete independence and self-government.
American Heritage
A sovereign state or governmental unit.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Sovereignty

Noun

Singular:
sovereignty
Plural:
sovereignties

Origin of Sovereignty

  • From Old French soverain, from Vulgar Latin root *superānus (cf. Italian sovrano, Spanish soberano) from Latin super (“above"). Plus the Latinate English suffix -ty. Spelling influenced by folk-etymology association with reign.

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Sovereignty Sentence Examples

  • He trained her to look on her future sovereignty as an engagement to make religion respected.

  • Sovereignty is a resultant of many forces.

  • Certain propositions are often stated with respect to sovereignty.

  • Zara became a free city under Italian sovereignty, but as a tiny isthmus without hinterland or islands.

  • Such hints as these indicate the impossibility of recovering a complete picture of the Jews during the sovereignty of the Greeks, which the Talmudists regard as the dark age, best left in oblivion.

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Words Starting With

SSOSOV

Words Ending With

YTYNTY

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Words Starting With S and Ending With Y

Starts With S & Ends With YStarts With SO & Ends With YStarts With S & Ends With TY

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With S11 Letter Words Ending With Y