Category:Sovereignty

Sov"er*eign*ty, n.; pl. Sovereignties. Etym: [oe. soverainetee, of. Sovraineté, f. souveraineté.]

Defn: 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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Sovereignty - Of God, his absolute right to do all things according to his own good pleasure (Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:35; Romans 9:15; 1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 4:11).