[sov.er.eign.ty] also sov.ran.ty n, pl -ties [ME soverainte, fr. MF soverainete, fr. OF, fr. soverain] (14c) 1 obs: supreme excellence or an example of it
2. a: supreme power esp. over a body politic b: freedom from external control: autonomy c: controlling influence
3: one that is sovereign; esp: an autonomous state