English → Latin
“sovereign” in Latin
superusabove, upper, higherdominusmaster, owner, possessor, proprietor; owner of a residence; master of his servants and slaves; lord, rulerrēxking, ruler; despot, tyrant (during the time of the Republic when there were no kings and executive power was usually dityrannusruler, monarch; tyrant, despotprī̆ncepsfirst, foremost; chief, distinguished
The English word sovereign itself goes back to Latin super, through *superānus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sovereign adj.
supremus: summus (supreme, highest). A sovereign prince, rex sui juris. A sovereign people, natio dominatrix, or penes quam est summa rerum; populus sui juris: sovereign power, summa potestas; summum imperium (Cic.); summa rerum; omnium rerum potestas (Nep.).
sovereign s.
dominus: rex: tyrannus (Cic.): princeps (of the emperors): ad quem unum omnis potentia collata est (after Tac., Hist., 1, 1); penes quem est omnium summa rerum (Cic., De Rep., 1, 26); penes quem est summa potestas.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sovereign?
- The usual Latin words for “sovereign” are superus, dominus, rēx; also tyrannus, prī̆nceps. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.