sovran

[ sov-ruh n, suhv- ]

/ ˈsɒv rən, ˈsʌv- /

sovereign.

Origin of sovran

1625–35; alteration of sovereign, modeled on Italian sovrano

The people at large were to be driven into a fold, to accept their faith at the command of their sovran.

A History of Freedom of Thought |John Bagnell Bury
Just as the stolen potato is sovran for rheumatism, so "rue stolen thriveth the best."

Storyology |Benjamin Taylor
The sovran wise stately rode on; his shield-armed men followed in force.

Beowulf |Anonymous
By his sovran he sat, come safe from battle, kinsman by kinsman.

Beowulf |Anonymous

Towards a wood he floated down the stream, where he found his sovran standing by the shore.

The Nibelungenlied |Unknown

sovran

/ (ˈsɒvrən) /

a literary word for sovereign

sovranly, adverb sovranty, noun