Sovereignty, n.; pl. Sovereignties.
Etymology: [OE. soverainetee, OF. sovraineté, F. souveraineté.]
The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme power; dominion; sway; supremacy; independence; also, that which is sovereign; a sovereign state; as, Italy was formerly divided into many sovereignties. Woman desiren to have sovereignty As well over their husband as over their love. Chaucer.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists sovereignty only as an antonym, under revolution.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given