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Definition of Sovereignty

1. Noun. Government free from external control.

2. Noun. Royal authority; the dominion of a monarch.

3. Noun. The authority of a state to govern another state.

Definition of Sovereignty

1. n. 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.

Definition of Sovereignty

1. Noun. (context: of a nation) The state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations. ¹

2. Noun. (context: of a ruler) Supreme authority over all things. (as in an emperor, king, dictator, or God, ref. ‘King of kings, and Lord of lords’) ¹

3. Noun. (context: of self) The liberty to decide one's thoughts and actions. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sovereignty

1. [n -TIES]

Medical Definition of Sovereignty

1. Origin: OE. Soverainetee, OF. Sovrainete, F. Souverainete. 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) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sovereignty

sovereign debt sovereign immunities sovereign immunity sovereignest sovereignist sovereignists sovereignize sovereignized sovereignizes sovereignizing

sovereignly sovereigns sovereignties sovereigntist sovereigntists sovereignty (current term) soviet sovietic sovietise sovietism

sovietisms sovietization sovietizations sovietize sovietized sovietizes sovietizing soviets sovkhoz sovkhozes

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