Meaning of SOVEREIGNTY
| Pronunciation: | | 'sâvrintee
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- [n] government free from external control
- [n] royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
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| | Synonyms: | | reign |
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| | See Also: | | dominion, rule, scepter, sceptre, self-determination, self-government, self-rule | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sov"er*eign*ty\, n.; pl. {Sovereignties}. [OE.
soverainetee, OF. sovrainet['e], F. souverainet['e].]
The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a
sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme
power; dominion; sway; supremacy; independence; also, that
which is sovereign; a sovereign state; as, Italy was formerly
divided into many sovereignties.
Woman desiren to have sovereignty As well over their
husband as over their love. --Chaucer.
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | of God, his absolute right to do all things according to his own good pleasure (Dan. 4:25, 35; Rom. 9:15-23; 1 Tim. 6:15; Rev. 4:11). |
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