sub-sovereign

/ˌsʌbˈsɔv(ə)ɹɪn/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

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noun

"It might have been done, in the firſt place, as an inſtance of her great deference and reſpect to the Lord Treaſurer Burleigh, perhaps, the firſt man, and miniſter, of his age; and to prove, that, though ſhe [sc. Queen Elizabeth] was ſovereign of the whole Kingdom, that every man, according to the laws of her realm, was a ſort of ſub-ſovereign, in his own caſtle, and over his own domains."

From sub- + sovereign. First attested in 1797.

sub-sovereigns (plural)

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How do you pronounce sub-sovereign?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsʌbˈsɔv(ə)ɹɪn/.

What does sub-sovereign mean?

A subordinate sovereign.

Where does sub-sovereign come from?

First known use: First attested in 1797.

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