sovereignty
/ˈsɒvrəntɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)[mass noun]
1- supreme power or authority至高无上的权力(或权威):
the sovereignty of Parliament.
议会的最高权力。
1.1
- the authority of a state to govern itself or another state治理本国或另一国的权力:
national sovereignty.
国家主权。
1.2
- count noun a self-governing state主权国家; 自治州。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French sovereinete, from soverain (see SOVEREIGN).