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Sovereign

nounproper nounattested in dialogue

The title of a monarch.

noun

  1. 1

    The title of a monarch.

    To the security of the Protestant interests—to the security of the Protestant Church—it is not only our duty, as Members of the British Parliament, to pay particular attention, but, it is also the particular duty of the Sovereign himself.

  2. 2

    God, the supreme being who has power over all creation.

    Alas! and did my Saviour bleed? / And did my Sovereign dye?

    My Sov'reign, to thy throne, / With humble hope I preſs, / O bow thine ear to hear the groan / Of indigent diſtreſs.

    We trust You, Sovereign of our years / With all of our tomorrows

proper noun

  1. 1

    A surname from German.

Etymology

Americanized form of an unidentified German surname.

Forms

plural
Sovereigns
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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