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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French soverain, from Vulgar Latin *superānus, from Latin super. Compare Italian sovrano; Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish soberano.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /su.vʁɛ̃/
- Hyphenation: sou‧ve‧rain
Adjective
souverain (feminine souveraine, masculine plural souverains, feminine plural souveraines)
- sovereign
Descendants
Noun
souverain m (plural souverains)
- sovereign
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