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title: sovereign — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sovereign» in the school dictionary: A sovereign is a king or queen, the ruler of a country. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sovereign

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**Who acts:** sovereign, Ukraine, Grandad, sovereign state, Christians · **What happens:** be, mean, have, rule, crown, keep · **To what, where:** king, full right, right, old British gold coin, sovereign, Westminster

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«sovereign» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [sovereign in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sovereign.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sovereign is a king or queen, the ruler of a country.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sovereign:m1:1
# text = A sovereign is a king or queen, the ruler of a country.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sovereign	sovereign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a sovereign | a king or queen and the ruler of a country |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sovereign means having the full right to rule itself without control from other countries: a sovereign country.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sovereign:m2:1
# text = Sovereign means having the full right to rule itself without control from other countries: a sovereign country.
1	Sovereign	sovereign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	rule	rule	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	8	obj	_	_
10	without	without	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	sovereign	sovereign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Sovereign |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** *not said to happen* | gerund | Sovereign *not said here* | the full right |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Patient |
| 3 | **rule** | to-infinitive | Sovereign *not said here* | right |  |  |  | without control from other countries | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent itself=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sovereign is an old British gold coin worth one pound.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sovereign:m3:1
# text = A sovereign is an old British gold coin worth one pound.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sovereign	sovereign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	pound	pound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a sovereign | a old British gold coin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sovereign also means very great or best, as in «a sovereign remedy» (old).

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sovereign:m4:1
# text = Sovereign also means very great or best, as in «a sovereign remedy» (old).
1	Sovereign	sovereign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	sovereign	sovereign	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	remedy	remedy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Sovereign |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sovereign was crowned in Westminster Abbey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sovereign:x1:1
# text = The sovereign was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sovereign	sovereign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	crowned	crown	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Westminster	Westminster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	Abbey	Abbey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crown** | past · passive |  | the sovereign |  | Westminster |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ukraine is a sovereign country.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sovereign:x2:1
# text = Ukraine is a sovereign country.
1	Ukraine	Ukraine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sovereign	sovereign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ukraine | a sovereign country |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad keeps an old gold sovereign in a box.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sovereign:x3:1
# text = Grandad keeps an old gold sovereign in a box.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	sovereign	sovereign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Grandad | a old gold sovereign |  | a box |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent sovereign=Theme in box=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every sovereign state has its own laws.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sovereign:x4:1
# text = Every sovereign state has its own laws.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	sovereign	sovereign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | every sovereign state | state's own laws |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sovereign signed the new law.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sovereign:x5:1
# text = The sovereign signed the new law.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sovereign	sovereign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	signed	sign	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sign** | past | the sovereign | the new law |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent law=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians sometimes pray to «the Sovereign Lord».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sovereign:x6:1
# text = Christians sometimes pray to «the Sovereign Lord».
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	advmod	_	_
3	pray	pray	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Sovereign	Sovereign	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pray** | present | Christians | the Sovereign Lord |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The young man was sent by his Sovereign as ambassador to the Russian Court.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sovereign:x7:1
# text = The young man was sent by his Sovereign as ambassador to the Russian Court.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	Sovereign	sovereign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	ambassador	ambassador	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Russian	Russian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	amod	_	_
14	Court	Court	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past · passive | man's Sovereign | the young man |  |  |  | as ambassador to the Russian Court | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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