n.; pl.Sovereignties [ OE. soverainetee, OF. sovraineté, F. souveraineté. ] The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme power; dominion; sway; supremacy; independence; also, that which is sovereign; a sovereign state; as, Italy was formerly divided into many sovereignties. [ 1913 Webster ]
Woman desiren to have sovereignty As well over their husband as over their love. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]