soverain

Middle English

Adjective

soverain

Alternative form of sovereyn

Noun

soverain

Alternative form of sovereyn

Old French

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin root *superānus, from Latin super.

Adjective

soverain m (oblique and nominative feminine singular soveraine)

sovereign
- c. 1180,, Chrétien de Troyes, Perceval ou le conte du Graal:
  que par Deu, le soverain pere,
  cui ge voldroie m'ame randre,
  That by God, the sovereign father
  to whom I wish to give my soul

Descendants

French: souverain
→ Middle English: sovereyn, sovureyn, soverayn, sovereyne, soverein, sovereigne, soveren, soverayne, soverain, soveran, soveryn
- English: sovereign
- Scots: sovereign

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