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sovereignty |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Woman desiren to have sovereignty As well over their husband as over their love. --Chaucer. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sovereignty n 1: government free from external control 2: royal authority; the dominion of a monarch [syn: {reign}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: 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).
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