Noun: sovereignty sóv-rin-tee
- Royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
"The queen exercised her sovereignty with wisdom and compassion";
- reign
- Government free from external control
"The treaty recognized the sovereignty of the new nation"
- Authority and control exercised by one state over a territory and its people
"The UK maintains sovereignty over several overseas territories"
Derived forms: sovereignties
Type of: authorisation [Brit], authority, authorization, dominance, dominion, potency, raj [Asia], rule, say-so, self-determination, self-government, self-rule
Encyclopedia: Sovereignty, Identity and Freedoms