sov·er·eign·ty also sov·ran·ty /'sä-vrən-tē, 'sə-, -və-rən-/ n pl -ties
1 a: supreme power esp. over a body politic
b: freedom from external control: autonomy
2: one that is sovereign; esp: an autonomous state
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.