SOVEREIGN

Sovereign

The sovereign is a gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling but in practice used as a bullion coin.

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sovereign

Noun

  1. A monarch; the ruler of a country.
  2. One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.
  3. A gold coin formerly used in the United Kingdom.
  4. A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 33⅓ standard bottles.
  5. Any butterfly of the tribe '', or genus , as the ursula and the viceroy.

Adjective

  1. Exercising power of rule.
    sovereign nation
  2. Exceptional in quality.
  3. Extremely potent or effective (of a medicine, remedy etc.).
  4. Having supreme, ultimate power.
  5. Princely; royal.
  6. Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.


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