(transitive) To make into a sovereign; to promote to ruler. / (obsolete) To exercise supreme authority.

A doctrine which supports acquiring or preserving political independence of a nation or a region. It opposes federalism and approaches independentism movements.

(historical) A former British gold coin having a value of ten shillings.

plural of sovereign state

plural of sovereign debt

A member of a loose movement of Americans, Canadians and Australians who consider themselves answerable only to their own particular interpretation of the common law, and not subject to any government statutes or proceedings.

plural of sovereign citizen

plural of sovereign ring

A ring with a gold sovereign or similar coin as its primary decoration, with the obverse face as the visible detail.

(economics) The amount of money outstanding that was borrowed by a government in order to finance expenditure not covered by taxation