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sovereignty

sov.er.eign.ty also sov.ran.ty \-te-\ n [ME soverainte, fr. MF 
   soverainete`, fr. OF, fr. soverain] obs  1: supreme excellence or an 
   example of it {of all complexions the cull'd  ~ do meet ... in her fair 
   cheek -Shak.} 2a: supreme power esp. over a body politic : DOMINION  2b: 
   freedom from external control : AUTONOMY  3: one that is sovereign; esp : 
   an autonomous state