κυριαρχία — meaning in English
kyriarchia
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English meaning
- preponderance noun Superiority in amount or number; the bulk or majority; also, a large amount or number; an abundance, a profusion.
- sovereignty noun Supreme authority, especially the power of a nation to govern itself without outside control.
- supremacy noun The state of having power or authority over all others.
Senses
κυριαρχία is used for these senses in English:
- preponderance Superiority of influence, power, a quality, etc.; an outweighing, predominance, pre-eminence.
- sovereignty (by extension) Of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities.
- supremacy The quality of being supreme.
preponderance — full definition
- noun Superiority in amount or number; the bulk or majority; also, a large amount or number; an abundance, a profusion.
- noun Superiority of influence, power, a quality, etc.; an outweighing, predominance, pre-eminence.
- noun Greater physical weight.
- noun The excess of weight of that part of a cannon behind the trunnions over that in front of them.