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English

Noun

In the Context of The state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.
In the Context of Supreme authority over all things. (Ref. ‘King of kings, and Lord of lords’)
In the Context of The liberty to decide one's thoughts and actions.

Translations

Dutch: soevereiniteit
German: {{t-|de|Souveränität|f}}

Japanese: {{t|ja|主権|tr=shuken|sc=Jpan}}
Kurdish:

German: {{t-|de|Souveränität|f}}

German: {{t-|de|Souveränität|f}}

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Sovereignty \Sov"er*eign*ty\, n.; pl. Sovereignties. [OE.
soverainetee, OF. sovrainet['e], F. souverainet['e].]
The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a
sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme
power; dominion; sway; supremacy; independence; also, that
which is sovereign; a sovereign state; as, Italy was formerly
divided into many sovereignties.
[1913 Webster]

Woman desiren to have sovereignty
As well over their husband as over their love.
--Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet sovereignty
n 1: government free from external control
2: royal authority; the dominion of a monarch [syn: reign]

Moby Dictionary
acme , administration , ascendance , ascendancy , ascendant , authority ,
authorization , balance of power , be-all and end-all , blue ribbon ,
caliphate , captainship , chairmanship , championship ,
civil government , claws , clutches , command , control , convenership ,
custody , czardom , dictatorship , direction , directorate ,
directorship , discipline , dispensation , disposition , dominance ,
dominancy , domination , dominion , dominium , effectiveness ,
eminent domain , emperorship , empery , empire , eternity , first place ,
first prize , foremanship , form of government , generalship , glory ,
governance , government , governorship , grip , guardianship , hand ,
hands , headship , hegemony , height , highest , holiness , immutability ,
imperialism , imperium , independence , infinite goodness ,
infinite justice , infinite love , infinite mercy , infinite power ,
infinite wisdom , infinity , influence , intendancy , internationalism ,
internationality , iron hand , jurisdiction , kaiserdom , kaisership ,
kinghood , kingship , land tenure , landholding , landownership ,
landowning , leadership , light , lordship , majesty , management ,
managership , masterdom , mastership , mastery , maximum , most ,
nationalism , nationality , nationhood , ne plus ultra , new high ,
omnipotence , omnipotency , omnipresence , omniscience , omnisciency ,
overlordship , overseership , oversight , ownership , palms ,
paramountcy , peoplehood , political organization , polity ,
possessorship , power , predominance , predominancy , predomination ,
preeminence , preponderance , prepotence , prepotency , presidency ,
primacy , principality , proctorship , proprietary , proprietorship ,
queenhood , queenship , raj , rajaship , record , regime , regimen ,
regnancy , regulation , reign , royalty , rule , say , seigniory ,
self-determination , self-government , sovereign nationhood ,
statehood , stewardship , sultanate , sultanship , superintendence ,
superintendency , superiority , supervision , supervisorship ,
supremacy , suzerainship , suzerainty , sway , system of government ,
talons , the crown , the throne , top spot , ubiquity , unity ,
upper hand , whip hand , zenith

Sovereignty of God, his absolute right to do all things according to his own good pleasure (Dan. 4:25, 35; Rom. 9:15-23; 1 Tim. 6:15; Rev. 4:11).

SOVEREIGNTY. The union and exercise of all human power possessed in a state; it is a combination of all power; it is the power to do everything in a state without accountability; to make laws, to execute and to apply them: to impose and collect taxes, and, levy, contributions; to make war or peace; to form treaties of alliance or of commerce with foreign nations, and the like. Story on the Const. Sec. 207. 2. Abstractedly, sovereignty resides in the body of the nation and belongs to the people. But these powers are generally exercised by delegation. 3. When analysed, sovereignty is naturally divided into three great powers; namely, the legislative, the executive, and the judiciary; the first is the power to make new laws, and to correct and repeal the old; the second is the power to execute the laws both at home and abroad; and the last is the power to apply the laws to particular facts; to judge the disputes which arise among the citizens, and to punish crimes. 4. Strictly speaking, in our republican forms of government, the absolute sovereignty of the nation is in the people of the nation; (q.v.) and the residuary sovereignty of each state, not granted to any of its public functionaries, is in the people of the state. (q.v.) 2 Dall. 471; and vide, generally, 2 Dall. 433, 455; 3 Dall. 93; 1 Story, Const. Sec. 208; 1 Toull. n. 20 Merl. Repert. h.t.