Sovereign - Definition
sovereign
adj 1: (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces;
"an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" [syn:
autonomous, independent, self-governing,
sovereign]
2: greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme
tribunal" [syn: sovereign, supreme]
n 1: a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary
right [syn: sovereign, crowned head, monarch]