sovereign

  1. Adjective.  Exercising power of rule.
  2. Adjective.  Exceptional in quality.
  3. Adjective.  (context, now) Extremely potent or effective (of a medicine, remedy etc.).
  4. Adjective.  Having supreme, ultimate power.
  5. Noun.  A monarch; the ruler of a country.
  6. Noun.  One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.
  7. Noun.  A gold coin minted by the United Kingdom.
  8. Noun.  A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 33⅓ standard bottles.

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