All 5 Uses of
sovereign
in
The Winter's Tale
- I would not be a stander-by to hear My sovereign mistress clouded so, without My present vengeance taken: 'shrew my heart, You never spoke what did become you less Than this; which to reiterate were sin As deep as that, though true.†
Scene 1.2
- Sir, my lord, I could do this; and that with no rash potion, But with a ling'ring dram, that should not work Maliciously like poison: but I cannot Believe this crack to be in my dread mistress, So sovereignly being honourable.†
Scene 1.2
- conspiring with Camillo to take away the life of our sovereign lord the king,
Scene 3.2 *sovereign = a nation's ruler or head of state
- If you would not so, You pity not the state, nor the remembrance Of his most sovereign name; consider little What dangers, by his highness' fail of issue, May drop upon his kingdom, and devour Incertain lookers-on.†
Scene 5.1
- What, sovereign sir, I did not well, I meant well.†
Scene 5.3
Definition:
of a person: a nation's ruler or head of state
of a political body: not controlled by outside forces
of a political body: not controlled by outside forces