sovreign

sovreign adj

see sovreign, n.

  1. Supreme; highest; greatest; superlative; most intense; most extreme; [fig.] divinest; most Christ-like.
  2. Royal; superior; surpassing all others in glory; [fig.] aloof; formal; distant; inaccessible; untouchable; unapproachable.
  3. Treble; tenor; high in pitch; [fig.] droning.
  4. Sublime; rare; extraordinary.

sovreign adv

see sovreign, n.

  1. Victoriously; triumphantly; prosperously; exultantly; happily; with the best of luck.
  2. Supremely; royally; ceremoniously; with much pomp.

sovreign [-s, -'s, sovereign] n

OFr < L. super, above.

  1. King; monarch; head of state; supreme leader of a nation.
  2. Lord; Savior; Messiah; King of Kings (see Revelation 17:14); King of the Jews (Matthew 27:37); Christ, who was forced to wear a scarlet robe, a crown of thorns, and a reed for a scepter (Matthew 27:29); ruler of the universe who suffered, died, and was resurrected to redeem all humankind.
  3. Supreme being; most esteemed one; person who merits the highest devotion; [fig.] dearest; most beloved.
  4. Master; captain; ruler; commander; authority; agent; superior officer.