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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Government a group or body of persons or a state having sovereign authority. Currency a gold coin of the United Kingdom, equal to one pound sterling: went out of circulation after 1914.

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.