Sovereign – A supreme ruler, especially a monarch (King, Queen or Emperor)
(Pronounced sov-er-in)
To remember the definition of the word sovereign, use the following mnemonic:
The soviets were in (sovereign) decline: many thought they were better off in the old days when they had royal heads of state.
Examples of sovereign in a sentence
King Henry 8th was a sovereign of England.
The rebels refused to bow to the sovereign.
The smallest sovereign state in the world is the Vatican.
