| 单词 | sovereign |
| 释义 | sovereign n. & adj. --n 1. a supreme ruler, esp. a monarch. 2. Brit. hist. a gold coin nominally worth {pound}1. --adj 1. a supreme (sovereign power). b unmitigated (sovereign contempt). 2. excellent; effective (a sovereign remedy). 3. possessing sovereign power (a sovereign State). 4. royal (our sovereign lord). Phrases and idioms the sovereign good the greatest good, esp. for a State, its people, etc. sovereign pontiff see PONTIFF. Derivatives sovereignly adv. sovereignty n. (pl. -ies). Etymology: ME f. OF so(u)verain f. L: -g- by assoc. with reign |
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