Word of the Day: SOVEREIGN

sovereign (adj) - having supreme rank, power, or authority; being above all others [sov-er-in]

BREAKDOWN: SOV- (super, over) + REIGN- (ruler)

• a sovereign is a ruler or someone with sovereign authority

• sovereignty is the quality or state of having supreme power or authority

“Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure... they govern us in all we do, in all we say, in all we think: every effort we can make to throw off our subjection, will serve but to demonstrate and confirm it.” —Jeremy Bentham