sovereign
/ˈsɑv(ə)ɹɪn/ verb C2- To rule over as a sovereign.
He/she/it sovereigns · Past sovereigned · Past participle sovereigned · -ing form sovereigning
Verb forms
- Base form
- sovereign
- He/she/it
- sovereigns
- Past
- sovereigned
- Past participle
- sovereigned
- -ing form
- sovereigning
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A LION roaming by the seashore saw a Dolphin lift up its head out of the waves, and suggested that they contract an alliance, saying that of all the animals they ought to be the best friends, since the one was the king of beasts on the earth, and the other was the sovereign ruler of all the inhabitants of the ocean.
Holmes took a half-sovereign from his pocket and played with it pensively.
“There’s a half-sovereign for you,” my companion said, standing up and taking his hat.
Holmes, and on Saturday the manager came in and planked down four golden sovereigns for my week’s work.
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