Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sovereignness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sovereign-ness
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being sovereign.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English soverainnesse, equivalent to sovereign + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: soverainnesse
Suffix: sovereign

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

sovereignhood sovereignship sovereignty

Questions

What does sovereignness mean?: The quality of being sovereign.
Where does sovereignness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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