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Etymology
From Middle English sovereyn, from Old French soverain, from Vulgar Latin *superānus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zʊvəˈɾiːn/, /zɔvəˈɾiːn/
Noun
zouvereine
- sovereign
1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 9-11:Yn ercha an aul o' while yt beeth wi gleezom o' core th' oure eyen dwytheth apan ye Vigere o'dicke Zouvereine, Wilyame ee Vourthe,- In each and every condition it is with joy of heart that our eyes rest upon the representative of that Sovereign, William IV.,
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 114