sovereign
• noun 1 a king or queen who is the supreme ruler of a country. 2 a former British gold coin worth one pound sterling. • adjective 1 possessing supreme or ultimate power. 2 (of a nation or its affairs) acting or done independently and without outside interference. — ORIGIN Old French soverain, from Latin super ‘above’.
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