The difference between King and Sovereign

When used as nouns, king means a male monarch, whereas sovereign means a monarch.

When used as verbs, king means to crown king, to make (a person) king, whereas sovereign means to rule over as a sovereign.

Sovereign is also adjective with the meaning: exercising power of rule.

check bellow for the other definitions of King and Sovereign

  1. King as a noun:

    A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.

    Examples:

    "Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547."

  2. King as a noun:

    A powerful or majorly influential person.

    Examples:

    "Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media"."

  3. King as a noun:

    Something that has a preeminent position.

    Examples:

    "In times of financial panic, cash is king."

  4. King as a noun (chess):

    A component of certain games. The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top. A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit. A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.

  5. King as a noun (UK, slang):

    A king skin.

    Examples:

    "Oi mate, have you got kings?"

  6. King as a noun:

    A male dragonfly; a drake.

  7. King as a noun:

    A king-sized bed.

  1. King as a verb:

    To crown king, to make (a person) king.

  2. King as a verb:

    To rule over as king.

  3. King as a verb:

    To perform the duties of a king.

  4. King as a verb:

    To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.

  5. King as a verb:

    To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.

  6. King as a verb:

    To dress and perform as a drag king.

  1. King as a noun:

    (Chinese musical instrument)

  1. Sovereign as an adjective:

    Exercising power of rule.

    Examples:

    "sovereign nation"

  2. Sovereign as an adjective:

    Exceptional in quality.

  3. Sovereign as an adjective (now, _, rare):

    Extremely potent or effective (of a medicine, remedy etc.).

  4. Sovereign as an adjective:

    Having supreme, ultimate power.

  5. Sovereign as an adjective:

    Princely; royal.

  6. Sovereign as an adjective:

    Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.

  1. Sovereign as a noun:

    A monarch; the ruler of a country.

  2. Sovereign as a noun:

    One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.

  3. Sovereign as a noun:

    A gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling but in practice used as a bullion coin.

  4. Sovereign as a noun:

    A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 33⅓ standard bottles.

  5. Sovereign as a noun:

    Any butterfly of the tribe , or genus , as the and the viceroy.

  6. Sovereign as a noun (UK, slang):

    A large, garish ring; a .

  1. Sovereign as a verb (transitive):

    To rule over as a sovereign.

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