a group or body of persons or a state having sovereign authority.
a gold coin of the United Kingdom, equal to one pound sterling: went out of circulation after 1914.
adjective
belonging to or characteristic of a sovereign or sovereign authority; royal.
having supreme rank, power, or authority.
supreme; preeminent; indisputable: a sovereign right.
greatest in degree; utmost or extreme.
being above all others in character, importance, excellence, etc.
efficacious; potent: a sovereign remedy.
Origin of sovereign
1250–1300; Middle English soverain (alteration by influence of reign) <Old French soverain<Vulgar Latin *superānus, equivalent to Latin super-super- + -ānus-an
So with the sovereign internet it does remain to be seen whether this is something that Russia is actually able to pull off.
Podcast: How Russia’s everything company works with the Kremlin|Anthony Green|September 30, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Drescher’s job, she notes, has typically entailed “a healthy amount of travel around the world” for face-to-face meetings with the pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and other investors making up Apollo’s client base.
Apollo’s Stephanie Drescher on running a global investment firm from her living room|reymashayekhi|September 19, 2020|Fortune
We built it but they did the hacking—and they are sovereign nations.
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s biggest, lost $21 billion in the first half of the year as a rebound in stock markets wasn’t enough to erase its record decline earlier this year.
The world’s largest wealth fund has lost $21 billion so far this year|kdunn6|August 18, 2020|Fortune
Jim then became a sovereign citizen, just like Timothy McVeigh, driving without registration or license plates.
When Jesus Freaks Go Bad|Eugene Robinson|August 6, 2020|Ozy
So where does this leave the millions of Palestinians—like my relatives—who dream of self-determination and a sovereign state?
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead|Dean Obeidallah|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Paudert is sure to acknowledge that sovereign citizens have the same rights as all Americans and that they are not all dangerous.
Sovereign Citizens Are America’s Top Cop-Killers|Caitlin Dickson|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the group has been paying close attention to the sovereign citizens for a while.
Sovereign Citizens Are America’s Top Cop-Killers|Caitlin Dickson|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Often, the most common opportunity for police officers to encounter a sovereign citizen is during a traffic stop.
Sovereign Citizens Are America’s Top Cop-Killers|Caitlin Dickson|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Reservation is sovereign Indian land, and the grizzly is a sacred animal to these tribes.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Court was pure; the persons of the Sovereign and her Consort profoundly respected.
The Greville Memoirs (Second Part)|Charles C. F. Greville
The lower class were idle and lazy, and willing to serve any sovereign who appealed to them by ostentation.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Let me add my poor admiration to all you receive, realizing that you saved the Emperor, soon to be my sovereign also.
The Game and the Candle|Eleanor M. Ingram
Upon these grounds Panama claimed that she was a sovereign state temporarily under the duress of a superior government.
The Panama Canal|Frederic Jennings Haskin
Dishonour and prejudice would accrue to any sovereign who should upset the very nature of the constitution.
St George's Cross|H. G. Keene
British Dictionary definitions for sovereign
sovereign
/ (ˈsɒvrɪn) /
noun
a person exercising supreme authority, esp a monarch
a former British gold coin worth one pound sterling
adjective
supreme in rank or authoritya sovereign lord
excellent or outstandinga sovereign remedy
of, relating to, or characteristic of a sovereign
independent of outside authoritya sovereign state
Derived forms of sovereign
sovereignly, adverb
Word Origin for sovereign
C13: from Old French soverain, from Vulgar Latin superānus (unattested), from Latin super above; also influenced by reign