1. Adjective
Supreme or highest in power; superior to all others; chief; as, our sovereign prince.
2. Adjective
Independent of, and unlimited by, any other; possessing, or entitled to, original authority or jurisdiction; as, a sovereign state; a sovereign discretion.
3. Adjective
Princely; royal.
4. Adjective
Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.
5. Adjective
Efficacious in the highest degree; effectual; controlling; as, a sovereign remedy.
6. Noun
The person, body, or state in which independent and supreme authority is vested; especially, in a monarchy, a king, queen, or emperor.
7. Noun
A gold coin of Great Britain, on which an effigy of the head of the reigning king or queen is stamped, valued at one pound sterling, or about $4.86.
8. Noun
Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalidi, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy.
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