1. one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty
2. one that exercises supreme authority within a limited sphere
3. an acknowledged leader arbiter
4. any of various gold coins of the United Kingdom
5. superlative in quality
6. of the most exalted kind supreme
sovereign virtue
7. having generalized curative powers
a sovereign remedy
8. of an unqualified nature unmitigated
sovereign contempt
9. having undisputed ascendancy paramount
10. possessed of supreme power
a sovereign ruler
11. unlimited in extent absolute
12. enjoying autonomy independent
sovereign states
13. relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a supreme ruler royal
a sovereign right
14. a king or queen
15. a British gold coin that was used in the past
16. having unlimited power or authority
17. not limited
18. having independent authority and the right to govern itself
19. a person (as a king or queen) having the highest power and authority
20. an old British gold coin
21. highest in power or authority
a sovereign ruler
22. having independent authority
a sovereign state
23. of the most important kind
a sovereign duty
24. a person or political entity (as a nation or state) possessing or held to possess sovereignty
the doctrine that a sovereign could not be sued without its consent was universal in the States when the Constitution was drafted
— Alden v. Maine, 527 U.S. 706 (1999) — see also sovereign immunity at immunity
25. having supreme power
a sovereign ruler
26. enjoying autonomy
sovereign states
27. relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a sovereign