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Definition of Sovran
1. a. A variant of Sovereign.
Definition of Sovran
1. Adjective. (archaic spelling of sovereign) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sovran
1. a monarch [n -S] - See also: monarch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sovran
Literary usage of Sovran
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... as when Nine thousand or ten thousand men of war Uplift their voices in the
shock of arms ; So loud the voice the sovran Ocean-God Gave from his throat, ..."
2. Japan: Its History, Traditions, and Religions: With the Narrative of a Visit by Edward James Reed (1880)
"He says: " I declare in the presence of the sovran gods whose praises the PRIESTESS
of Ikushima fulfils : I fulfil your praises, declaring your NAMES, ..."
3. English Sonnets by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1897)
"WHY should your fair eyes with such sovran grace Disperse their rays on every
vulgar spirit, Whilst I in darkness in the self-same place Get not one glance ..."
4. Problems in Greek History by John Pentland Mahaffy (1892)
"... but against The assem- the demands of the State he had no redress. The ^™ al>
Greek theory required that all citizens should be sovran. 1 GG ii. 391. ..."
5. Problems in Greek History by John Pentland Mahaffy (1892)
"The old The old idea had been to put them under the sovran * hegemony, or
leadership, of one of the great cities. state not But these had all abused the ..."
6. The Observations of Professor Maturin by Clyde Bowman Furst (1916)
"VIII T"he sovran Herb ""VT'OU are come most opportunely," said A Professor ... sovran ..."
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