Sovereign
nounproper nounattested in dialogue
The title of a monarch.
noun
- 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
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
A surname from German.
Etymology
Americanized form of an unidentified German surname.
Forms
- plural
- Sovereigns