dependent vs sovereign

dependent

adj
  • Used after a particle (with one or two exceptions), such as those which express questions, subordinate clauses, and negative sentences. 

  • Relying upon; depending upon. 

  • Affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine. 

  • Hanging down. 

  • Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event. 

noun
  • One who relies on another for support 

  • An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners. 

  • The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective: a form of a verb not used independently but preceded by a particle to form the negative or a tense form. Found in Greek and in the Gaelic languages. 

sovereign

adj
  • Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount. 

  • Exceptional in quality. 

  • Princely; royal. 

  • Having supreme, ultimate power. 

  • Exercising power of rule. 

noun
  • A large, garish ring; a sovereign ring. 

  • A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 33+¹⁄₃ standard bottles. 

  • One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation. 

  • A monarch; the ruler of a country. 

  • A gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling but in practice used as a bullion coin. 

  • A former Australian gold coin, minted from 1855–1931, of one pound value. 

  • Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalini, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy. 

verb
  • To rule over as a sovereign. 

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