sovereignize en · VERB
Etymology
From sovereign + -ize.
Meanings
- (transitive) To make into a sovereign; to promote to ruler.
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(obsolete) To exercise supreme authority.
The firſt that ſovereignized over them that we read of was Cingis-chawn;
1677, Tho[mas] Herbert, Some Yeares Travels into Divers Parts of Africa, and Asia the Great. […], 4th edition, London: […] R. Everingham, for R. Scot, T. Basset, J[ohn] Wright, and R. Chiswell, →OCLC, page 193:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sovereignizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sovereignizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| sovereignized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sovereignized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |