soverain

Middle English

Adjective

soverain

1. Alternative form of sovereyn

Noun

soverain

1. Alternative form of sovereyn

Old French

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin root *superānus, from Latin super.

Adjective

soverain m (oblique and nominative feminine singular soveraine)

1. sovereign
   • c. 1180,, Chrétien de Troyes, Perceval ou le conte du Graal:

     que par Deu, le soverain pere,
     cui ge voldroie m'ame randre,

     That by God, the sovereign father
     to whom I wish to give my soul

Descendants

• French: souverain
  • → Danish: suveræn
  • → German: souverän
  • → Romanian: suveran
• → Middle English: sovereyn, sovureyn, soverayn, sovereyne, soverein, sovereigne, soveren, soverayne, soverain, soveran, soveryn
  • English: sovereign
  • Scots: sovereign