The quality of being sovereign.

present participle of sovereign

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

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

plural of half sovereign

plural of sovereign immunity

(law) A legal doctrine by which the sovereign or state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution.

A state (country) which has sovereignty over a defined geographic area, is independent of any other country, and has its own government.

plural of sovereign state

plural of sovereign debt