Etymology

souverain

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Today it means: A gold coin of several former polities of the Netherlands. Full definition →

French souverain
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  1. French · derived fromsouverain
  2. English todaysouverain

Ultimately from French souverain. Doublet of sovereign.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.