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The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme power; dominion; sway; supremacy; independence; also, that which is sovereign; a sovereign state; as, Italy was formerly divided into

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The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme power; dominion; sway; supremacy; independence; also, that which is sovereign; a sovereign state; as, Italy was formerly divided into many sovereignties. Woman desiren to have sovereignty As well over their husband as over their love. Chaucer.

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  • LORDSHIP
    1. The state or condition of being a lord; hence , a title applied to a lord (except an archbishop or duke, who is called Grace) or a judge , etc. 2. Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor. What lands and
  • EMPIRE STATE
    New York; -- a nickname alluding to its size and wealth.
  • EMPIRE STATE OF THE WEST
    Missouri; -- a nickname.
  • KINGDOMED
    Having a kingdom or the dignity of a king; like a kingdom. "Twixt his mental and his active parts, Kingdom'd Achilles in commotion rages And batters down himself. Shak.
  • KINGDOM
    1. The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Ps. cxiv. 13. When Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself.
  • EMPIRE STATE OF THE SOUTH
    Georgia; -- a nickname.
  • DOMINION
    A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See Domination, 3. Milton. By him were all things created . . . whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers. Col. i. 16. Syn. -- Sovereignty; control; rule; authority;
  • SUPREMACY
    The state of being supreme, or in the highest station of power; highest or supreme authority or power; as, the supremacy of a king or a parliament. The usurped power of the pope being destroyed, the crown was restored to its supremacy over spiritual
  • AUTOCRACY
    The action of the vital principle, or of the instinctive powers, toward the preservation of the individual; also, the vital principle. Dunglison. (more info) 1. Independent or self-derived power; absolute or controlling authority; supremacy.
  • MONARCHY
    1. A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch. 2. A system of government in which the chief ruler is a monarch. In those days he had affected zeal for monarchy. Macaulay. 3. The territory ruled over by
  • EMPIRE
    1. Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion. "The empire of the sea." Shak. Over hell extend His empire, and with iron scepter rule. Milton. 2. The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion
  • SOVEREIGNTY
    The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme power; dominion; sway; supremacy; independence; also, that which is sovereign; a sovereign state; as, Italy was formerly divided into
  • REALMLESS
    Destitute of a realm. Keats.
  • DOMINION DAY
    In Canada, a legal holiday, July lst, being the anniversary of the proclamation of the formation of the Dominion in 1867.
  • REALM
    royaume, fr. LL. regalimen, from L. regalis royal. See 1. A royal jurisdiction or domain; a region which is under the dominion of a king; a kingdom. The absolute master of realms on which the sun perpetually alone. Motley. 2. Hence, in general,
  • OVERLORDSHIP
    Lordship or supremacy of a person or a people over others. J. R. Green.
  • SUBKINGDOM
    One of the several primary divisions of either the animal, or vegetable kingdom, as, in zoölogy, the Vertebrata, Tunicata, Mollusca, Articulata, Molluscoidea, Echinodermata, Coelentera, and the Protozoa; in botany, the Phanerogamia, and
  • OLD DOMINION
    Virginia; -- a name of uncertain origin, perh. from the old designation of the colony as "the Colony and Dominion of Virginia."
  • UNDERKINGDOM
    A subordinate or dependent kingdom. Tennyson.

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