'Sovereignty' definitions:
Definition of 'sovereignty'
(from WordNet)
noun
Government free from external control
noun
Royal authority; the dominion of a monarch [syn: reign, sovereignty]
noun
The authority of a state to govern another state
Definition of 'Sovereignty'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'sovereignty'
From: 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).
Synonyms of 'sovereignty'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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