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sovereignship

sovereignship noun: the role or status of sovereign.

Noun

sovereignship (countable and uncountable, plural sovereignships)

  1. The role or status of sovereign.

Forms of sovereignship

pluralsovereignships

Origin of sovereignship

From sovereign + -ship.

Questions about sovereignship

What does sovereignship mean?
Sovereignship means the role or status of sovereign.
What part of speech is sovereignship?
Sovereignship is a noun.
What is the plural of sovereignship?
The plural of sovereignship is sovereignships.

Words near sovereignship in the dictionary

  1. sovereignizes
  2. sovereignizing
  3. sovereignly
  4. sovereignness
  5. sovereigns
  6. sovereignship
  7. sovereignships
  8. sovereignties
  9. sovereigntism
  10. sovereigntist
  11. sovereigntists

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