VocabAhead

Sovereign

  1. noun

    a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

    Similar: crowned head, monarch

  2. adjective

    (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

    an autonomous judiciary

    Similar: autonomous, independent

  3. adjective

    greatest in status or authority or power

    a supreme tribunal

    Similar: supreme

Word family

sovereignly

Appears on

SAT vocabulary list