souverain
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French soverain, from Vulgar Latin *superānus, from Latin super. Compare Italian sovrano; Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish soberano.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editsouverain (feminine souveraine, masculine plural souverains, feminine plural souveraines)
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editDescendants
editNoun
editsouverain m (plural souverains)
Derived terms
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editFurther reading
edit- “souverain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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