souverain
noun
sou·ve·rain
\ˈsüvəˌrān\
Definition of souverain
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: a gold coin of the Low Countries and especially of Brabant that was issued from the early 17th century until supplanted by the Belgian coinage of 1832
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Origin and Etymology of souverain
French, modification (influenced by souverain sovereign, from Old French soverain) of English 1sovereign
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