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Webster 1828 Edition


Suveran

SUV'ERAN

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Adj.
[L. supernus, superus, super. The barbarous Norman word souvereign, seems to be formed of L. super and regnum; a strange blunder.]
1.
Supreme in power; possessing supreme dominion; as a suveran prince. The Creator is the suveran ruler of the universe.
2.
Supreme; chief; superior to all others.
3.
Supremely efficacious; superior to all others; as a suveran remedy.
4.
Supreme; pertaining to the first magistrate of a nation; as suveran authority.

SUV'ERAN

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Noun.
A supreme lord or ruler; one who possesses the highest authority without control. Some kings are suverans in their dominions; the authority of others is limited. The Creator is the suveran of all that he has made.
1.
A supreme magistrate, lord or king.
O let my suv'ran turn away his face.

Definition 2024


suverän

suverän

See also: suveran

Swedish

Adjective

suverän (comparative suveränare, superlative suveränast)

  1. sovereign, authoritarian, autocratic
  2. sovereign, supreme, superior, excellent, brilliant

Declension

Inflection of suverän
Indefinite/attributive Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular suverän suveränare suveränast
Neuter singular suveränt suveränare suveränast
Plural suveräna suveränare suveränast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 suveräne suveränare suveränaste
All suveräna suveränare suveränaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.

Noun

suverän c

  1. a sovereign, a monarch, a supreme ruler, an autocrat

Declension

Inflection of suverän 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative suverän suveränen suveräner suveränerna
Genitive suveräns suveränens suveräners suveränernas