( a. )
The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate; the right of making or enforcing laws; the power or right of exercising authority.
( a. )
The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate; the right of making or enforcing laws; the power or right of exercising authority.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012