Word Meanings - SOVEREIGNTY - Book Publishers vocabulary database
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
Additional info about word: SOVEREIGNTY
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.
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of SOVEREIGNTY)
- Empire
- Dominion
- sovereignty
- rule
- sway
- kingdom
- realm
- Kingdom
- dominion
- monarchy
- Supremacy
- Sovereignty
- nonsubjection
- lordship
- autocracy
Related words: (words related to SOVEREIGNTY)
- LORDSHIP
1. The state or condition of being a lord; hence , a title applied to a lord (except an archbishop or duke, who is called Grace) or a judge , etc. 2. Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor. What lands and - EMPIRE STATE
New York; -- a nickname alluding to its size and wealth. - EMPIRE STATE OF THE WEST
Missouri; -- a nickname. - KINGDOMED
Having a kingdom or the dignity of a king; like a kingdom. "Twixt his mental and his active parts, Kingdom'd Achilles in commotion rages And batters down himself. Shak. - KINGDOM
1. The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Ps. cxiv. 13. When Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself. - EMPIRE STATE OF THE SOUTH
Georgia; -- a nickname. - DOMINION
A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See Domination, 3. Milton. By him were all things created . . . whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers. Col. i. 16. Syn. -- Sovereignty; control; rule; authority; - SUPREMACY
The state of being supreme, or in the highest station of power; highest or supreme authority or power; as, the supremacy of a king or a parliament. The usurped power of the pope being destroyed, the crown was restored to its supremacy over spiritual - AUTOCRACY
The action of the vital principle, or of the instinctive powers, toward the preservation of the individual; also, the vital principle. Dunglison. (more info) 1. Independent or self-derived power; absolute or controlling authority; supremacy. - MONARCHY
1. A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch. 2. A system of government in which the chief ruler is a monarch. In those days he had affected zeal for monarchy. Macaulay. 3. The territory ruled over by - EMPIRE
1. Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion. "The empire of the sea." Shak. Over hell extend His empire, and with iron scepter rule. Milton. 2. The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion - SOVEREIGNTY
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 - REALMLESS
Destitute of a realm. Keats. - DOMINION DAY
In Canada, a legal holiday, July lst, being the anniversary of the proclamation of the formation of the Dominion in 1867. - REALM
royaume, fr. LL. regalimen, from L. regalis royal. See 1. A royal jurisdiction or domain; a region which is under the dominion of a king; a kingdom. The absolute master of realms on which the sun perpetually alone. Motley. 2. Hence, in general, - OVERLORDSHIP
Lordship or supremacy of a person or a people over others. J. R. Green. - SUBKINGDOM
One of the several primary divisions of either the animal, or vegetable kingdom, as, in zoölogy, the Vertebrata, Tunicata, Mollusca, Articulata, Molluscoidea, Echinodermata, Coelentera, and the Protozoa; in botany, the Phanerogamia, and - OLD DOMINION
Virginia; -- a name of uncertain origin, perh. from the old designation of the colony as "the Colony and Dominion of Virginia." - UNDERKINGDOM
A subordinate or dependent kingdom. Tennyson.