Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SOUTH-ERN, a. [suth'ern; Sax. suth and ern, place.]

1. Belonging to the south; meridional; as, the southern hemisphere.
2. Lying toward the south; as, a southern country or climate.
3. Coming from the south; as, a southern breeze.

SOUTH-ERN-ER, n. [suth'erner.]

An inhabitant or native of the south or southern states.

SOUTH-ERN-LY, adv. [suth'ernly.]

Toward the south. – Hakewill.

SOUTH-ERN-MOST, a. [suth'ernmost.]

Furthest toward the south.

SOUTH-ERN-WOOD, n. [suth'ernwood.]

A plant nearly allied to the wormwood. – Miller. The southernwood is the Artemisia abrotanum, a congener of the wormwood.

SOUTH'ING, a.

Going toward the south; as, the southing sum. – Dryden.

SOUTH'ING, n.

1. Tendency or motion to the south. – Dryden.
2. The southing of the moon, the time at which the moon passes the meridian. – Mar. Dict.
3. Course or distance south; as, a ship's southing.

SOUTH'MOST, a.

Furthest toward the south. – Milton.

SOUTH'SAY, or SOUTH'SAY-ER, v. [or n. See SOOTHSAY.]

SOUTH-WARD, adv. [suth'ard.]

Toward the south; as, to go southward. – Locke.

SOUTH-WARD, n. [suth'ard.]

The southern regions or countries. – Ralegh.

SOUTH-WEST', a.

1. Lying in the direction of the southwest; as, a southwest country.
2. Coming from the southwest; as, a southwest wind.

SOUTH-WEST', n. [south and west.]

The point of the compass equally distant from the south and west. – Bacon.

SOUTH-WES'TER-LY, a.

1. In the direction of southwest, or nearly so.
2. Coming from the southwest, or a point near it; as, a southwesterly wind.

SOUTH-WEST'ERN, a.

In the direction of southwest, or nearly so; as, to sail a southwestern course.

SOUV-E-NANCE, n. [Fr.]

Remembrance. [Not English, nor is it used.] – Spenser.

SOUV-E-NIR, a. [Fr.]

A remembrancer.

SOV-ER-EIGN, a. [suv'eran. We retain this barbarous orthography from the Norman souvereign, which doubtless was adopted through a mistake of its origin. The true spelling would be suveran, from the L. supernus, superus; Fr. souverain; It. sovrano; Sp. and Port. soberano. See Suveran.]

1. Supreme in power; possessing supreme dominion; as, a sovereign prince. God is the sovereign ruler of the universe.
2. Supreme; superior to all others; chief. God is the sovereign good of all who love and obey him.
3. Supremely efficacious; superior to all others; predominant; effectual; as, a sovereign remedy.
4. Supreme; pertaining to the first magistrate of a nation; as, sovereign authority.

SOV-ER-EIGN, n. [suv'eran.]

1. A supreme lord or ruler; one who possesses the highest authority without control. Some earthly princes, kings and emperors are sovereigns in their dominions.
2. A supreme magistrate; a king.
3. A gold coin of England, value 20s. sterling.

SOV-ER-EIGN-IZE, v.i. [suv'eranize.]

To exercise supreme authority. [Not in use.] – Herbert.

SOV-ER-EIGN-LY, adv. [suv'eranly.]

Supremely; in the highest degree. He was sovereignly lovely in himself. [Little used.] – Boyle.

SOV-ER-EIGN-TY, n. [suv'eranty.]

Supreme power; supremacy; the possession of the highest power, or of uncontrollable power. Absolute sovereignty belongs to God only.

SOW, n. [Sax. saga; Sw. sugga; D. zeug; G. sau.]

1. The female of the hog kind or of swine.
2. An oblong piece of lead. – Ainsworth.
3. An insect; a milleped. – Ainsworth.

SOW, v.

for Sew, is not in use. [See Sew.]

SOW, v.i.

To scatter seed for growth and the production of a crop. In New England, farmers begin to sow in April. They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy. – Ps. cxxvi.