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sovereignty
CEFRB2
/ˈsɒvɹənti/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
The full right and power to govern a country or people.
- 02
noun
Extra detailThe quality or state of being sovereign.
Examples
The country claimed sovereignty over the island.
We must pay attention to the fact that no nation claimed sovereignty over this region.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- [-ɾi]
- /-ɹɪn-/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsOf a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something.
A territory under the rule of a sovereign; an independent or self-governing nation or other polity.
Of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities.
More examples
In contextSovereignty resides in the people.
[…] Androgeus, falſe to natiue ſoyle, / And enuious of Vncles ſoueraintie, / Betrayd his countrey vnto forreine ſpoyle: […]
[…] Zephyrus the VVeſterne vvind being in loue vvith her [Chloris], and coueting her to vvyfe, gaue her for a dovvrie, the chiefedome and ſoueraigntye of al flovvers and greene herbes, grovving on earth.
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Origin
noun
PIE word *upér From Late Middle English sovereynte, souvereynte [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman sovereyneté, soverentee, and Old French soveraineté, souveraineté (modern French souveraineté), from soverain + -té (suffix forming nouns, often denoting a property or quality). Soverain is derived from Vulgar Latin *superānus (“chief; sovereign”), from Latin super (“above; on top of”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above, over”)) + -ānus (“suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, usually denoting a relationship of origin, position, or possession”)). The English word is analysable as sovereign + -ty (suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives).