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.

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

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. In March 1889, she became the first British sovereign to set foot on Spanish soil.

A sovereign refers to a supreme ruler or authority, possessing ultimate power and control, usually in the context of a monarch or a head of state in a monarchy.

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

Jul 10, 2025 · "Sovereign" is based on the 2010 West Memphis traffic stop that led to the deaths of two police officers and two "sovereign citizens."