adverb
- in a sovereign manner; with supreme power or authority
- independently; without external control
Examples
- The nation acted sovereignly in its foreign policy decisions.
- The monarch ruled sovereignly over the entire kingdom.
- Each state operates sovereignly within its constitutional boundaries.
- The court decided sovereignly without outside interference.
- The parliament voted sovereignly on the new legislation.
- The territory governed itself sovereignly after independence.