souverain

Definitions of souverain
  1. noun
    a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
    synonyms: monarque
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    tsar
    a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
    empereur
    the male ruler of an empire
    chah, schah, shah
    title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
    impératrice
    a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
    mikado
    the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno
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    chef d'Etat
    the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
    dirigeant
    a person who rules or commands
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