Sov"er*eign*ty (?), n.;
pl. Sovereignties (#). [OE. soverainetee,
OF. sovraineté, F.
souveraineté.] The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme power; dominion; sway; supremacy; independence; also, that which is
sovereign; a sovereign state; as, Italy was formerly divided into many
sovereignties. Woman
desiren to have sovereignty
As well over their husband as over their
love. Chaucer.
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