shilling vs sovereign

shilling

noun
  • A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling. 

  • A currency in the United States, differing in value between states. 

  • The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda. 

  • The Spanish real, formerly having the value of one eighth of a dollar. 

sovereign

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

  • 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 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. 

adj
  • Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount. 

  • Exceptional in quality. 

  • Princely; royal. 

  • Having supreme, ultimate power. 

  • Exercising power of rule. 

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