noun
sovereign
A British gold coin with a face value of one pound.
The collector examines a gold sovereign.
Etymology
The gold coin takes the ruler’s title as its name, associated with the sovereign represented on it. The title became a denomination for the one-pound coin.
More examples
- Two sovereigns lay in the small purse.
- The catalog lists the sovereign's year.
- He kept the old sovereign in a case.
Forms
sovereign · sovereigns