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sovereign pontiff
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sovereign/ˈsɒvrɪn/
▶noun
- 1 a supreme ruler, especially a monarch.
- 2 a former British gold coin worth one pound sterling, now only minted for commemorative purposes.
- 1 possessing supreme or ultimate power.
■ archaic or literary possessing royal power and status.
- 2 (of a nation or its affairs) acting or done independently and without outside interference.
- 3 dated very good or effective.
– derivatives
sovereignly adverb.
sovereignly adverb.
– origin ME: from OFr. soverain, based on L. super ‘above’.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pontiff /ˈpɒntɪf/ (also sovereign or supreme pontiff)
▶noun the Pope.
'sovereign' also found in these Oxford entries:
bailiff
- baron
- Birthday Honours
- charter
- convention
- coronation
- Counsellor of State
- court
- Court of St James's
- cousin
- Crown jewels
- dominion
- empire
- forest
- Gold Stick
- grace and favour
- half-sovereign
- household troops
- knight
- legitimate
- legitimism
- lese-majesty
- liege
- loyal toast
- majesty
- minister
- monarch
- nation state
- official birthday
- Order in Council
- ourself
- palace
- palace revolution
- palatine
- parliament
- perpetrate
- pontiff
- prerogative
- prime minister
- prince
- prince consort
- Prince of Wales
- Privy Council
- protector
- purveyance
- queen mother
- Queen's Speech
- quid
- Regius professor
- regnal year
Forum discussions with the word(s) "sovereign" in the title:
Sovereign debt
sovereign default
sovereign lady?
sovereign problem
we live in the health and well-being of the sovereign as much as any vizier does the sultan
sovereign default
sovereign lady?
sovereign problem
we live in the health and well-being of the sovereign as much as any vizier does the sultan
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