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sub-sovereign

Syllables: sub·sov·er·eignUK/ˌsʌbˈsɒv(ə)ɹɪn/US/ˌsʌbˈsɔv(ə)ɹɪn/

sub-sovereign noun: a subordinate sovereign.

Noun

sub-sovereign (plural sub-sovereigns)

  1. (historical, rare) A subordinate sovereign.
    • It might have been done, in the firſt place, as an inſtance of her great deference and reſpect to the Lord Treaſurer Burleigh, perhaps, the firſt man, and miniſter, of his age; and to prove, that, though ſhe [sc. Queen Elizabeth] was ſovereign of the whole Kingdom, that every man, according to the...1797, John Horn, A History Or Description, General and Circumstantial, of Burghley House, the Seat of the Right Honorable the Earl of Exeter, page 121, line 22

Forms of sub-sovereign

pluralsub-sovereigns

Origin of sub-sovereign

From sub- + sovereign. First attested in 1797.

Words that rhyme with sub-sovereign

Questions about sub-sovereign

What does sub-sovereign mean?
Sub-sovereign means a subordinate sovereign.
What part of speech is sub-sovereign?
Sub-sovereign is a noun.
How do you pronounce sub-sovereign?
Sub-sovereign is pronounced /ˌsʌbˈsɒv(ə)ɹɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of sub-sovereign?
The plural of sub-sovereign is sub-sovereigns.

Words near sub-sovereign in the dictionary

  1. sub-sats
  2. sub-Saturn
  3. sub-Saturns
  4. sub-second
  5. sub-sitio
  6. sub-sovereign
  7. sub-sovereigns
  8. sub-specialties
  9. sub-specialty
  10. sub-standard
  11. sub-state

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