sovereign

• But to see smallpox from the perspective of a sovereign is the wrong perspective. —  Larry Brilliant wants to stop pandemics
• A strict regard to his rights and duties as a sovereign was his sole guide, next to his religious principles, in dictating his conduct towards the Church. —  Life of Luther
• If the loan of a sovereign is any good to you The young man hastily removed all doubt on the subject by pocketing the coin Here is my card with my address," continued Gortsby; "any day this week will do for returning the money, and here is the soap--don't lose it again it's been a good friend to you Lucky thing your finding it," said the youth, and then, with a catch in his voice, he blurted out a word or two of thanks and fled headlong in the direction of Knightsbridge Poor boy, he as nearly as possible broke down," said Gortsby to himself. —  Beasts and Super-Beasts
• In the case of Frederick William IV, his claim, at least in words, upon his divine rights as a sovereign was the mark of a wavering confidence in himself. —  Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View
• He seemed to have selected these scriptural passages as a proof that, notwithstanding the machinations of his enemies, and the cruel punishment to which they had led him, loyalty to his sovereign was as deeply rooted and as religious a sentiment in his bosom as devotion to his God. —  The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1566-74)

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