The right of a government over the private property within its jurisdiction. Usually invoked to compel land owners to sell their property in preparation for a major construction project such as a freeway.
In feudalism, the legal interest or rights of a lord or superior in an estate in land held in fee, as opposed to the vassal's or tenant's interest.
Of a polity: the state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.
An independent or sovereign territory.
Of a ruler: supreme authority over all things.
Of a person: the liberty to decide one's thoughts and actions.
Excellence, mastery, preeminent efficacy.