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- adjective
superlative form ofsovereign : mostsovereign .
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Examples
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Save thy dirhams and deem them the sovereignest salve for the wounds of the world.
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The French traveller forgets to add the superstitious explanation of this congress which is the sovereignest charm for rising to rank and riches.
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Windward coast, who as strict Moslem will not drink fermented liquors, hold a cup of rum to be the sovereignest thing in the world for taenia.
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003
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“The sovereignest thing on earth is parmacetti for an inward bruise.” —
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Save thy dirhams and deem them the sovereignest salve for the wounds of the world.
Tehran Winter Naipaul, V.S. 1981
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But Nature, kind healer! brings sovereignest balm,
Beechenbrook A Rhyme of the War Margaret J. Preston
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Her medical skill is so well remembered, that the old nurses of New Jersey still recommend Elizabeth Estaugh's salve as the “sovereignest thing on earth.”
Brave Men and Women Fuller, O E 1884
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He prescribed nitre, antimony, rhubarb, jalap, and spermaceti, "the sovereignest thing on earth -- for an inward bruise;" and he also culled herbs and simples in vast variety.
Customs and Fashions in Old New England Alice Morse Earle 1881
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Fletcher patted her and petted her, and gave her lozenges, which she declared in private to be ‘the sovereignest thing on earth’ for debilitated nerves.
The Prime Minister 1876
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Jersey still recommend Elizabeth Estaugh's salve as the "sovereignest thing on earth."
Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs 1867
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