This was the English term for those families who enjoyed effectively total sovereignty within their territories, even if these might not be extensive.
Not all of them enjoyed full sovereignty nor were very united or coherent in structure.
We welcome the prospect of a unified, democratic Germany which enjoys full sovereignty without discriminatory constraints.
It does not enjoy sovereignty as a nation.
Newly independent states now enjoy sovereignty, but the; y still need electricity.
None of the three states enjoyed sovereignty at that time.
Each enjoyed considerable sovereignty with only a few joint affairs (principally foreign relations and defence).
Indeed, the European Parliament is not a parliament which enjoys limitless sovereignty.
Since then, many more children have been born in Antarctica, but no nation currently enjoys sovereignty.
Both Israeli and Palestinian leaders who support the establishment of such a state agree that it would enjoy only limited sovereignty.