sovereignty
/ˈsɑv(ə)ɹənti/ nom C1En français : souveraineté
- Of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something.
- Of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities.
- Of a person: the liberty to decide one's actions and thoughts.
- Pre-eminent or superior excellence; also, superior ability to achieve something; mastery.
- A territory under the rule of a sovereign; an independent or self-governing nation or other polity.
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Dans la bibliothèque
The Dolphin replied, “Nay, my friend, blame not me, but Nature, which, while giving me the sovereignty of the sea, has quite denied me the power of living upon the land.”
As Villefort observes, it is a great act of folly to have left such a man between Corsica, where he was born, and Naples, of which his brother-in-law is king, and face to face with Italy, the sovereignty of which he coveted for his son.”
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