Obs. Forms: 6 souer-, 6–7 soveraignitie; 6–7 souer-, 7–8 soveraignity, -eignity; 6 soueranitie, -enitie, 7 soveranitie. [f. SOVEREIGN a. + -ITY. Cf. OF. suvrenitet, It. sovranità.] = SOVEREIGNTY.

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c. 1560.  A. Scott, Poems (S.T.S.), vi. 22. As prowd princely luve express Is to hair souerenitie.

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1584.  D. Fenner, Def. Ministers (1587), 75. Her iust and holy Soueraignitie.

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1632.  Lithgow, Trav., Dedic. A iij b. A homely and familiar Stile; no wayes fit for Soueraignity to peruse.

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1671.  [R. MacWard], True Non-conf., 28. The Soveraignity of Christian Princes cannot give them a contrary privilege.

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1722.  De Foe, Plague (1884), 21. My Maker had an undisputed Right of Soveraignity.

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1784.  D. Herd, Lett., in Songs (1904), 50. I am sorry you are already tir’d of the sovereignity.

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