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the black-bellied plover.

One that cruises or roves the sea for plunder; a sea robber; a pirate; also, a piratical vessel.

The act of governing one's self, or the state of being governed by one's self; self-control; self-command.

Supreme or highest in power; superior to all others; chief; as, our sovereign prince.

To exercise supreme authority. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.

In a sovereign manner; in the highest degree; supremely. Chaucer.

The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme power; dominion; sway; supremacy; independence; also, that which is sovereign; a sovereign state; as, Italy was formerly divided into many sovereignties. Woman desiren to have sovereignty As well over their…

Permitting one to stop over; as, a stop-over check or ticket. See To stop over, under Stop, v. i. [Railroad Cant, U.S.]

especially straw or coarse hay. Where live nibbling sheep, And flat meads thatched with stover them to keep. Shak. Thresh barley as yet but as need shall require, Fresh threshed for stover thy cattle desire. Tusser.

A subordinate or assistant governor.

An action to recover damages against one who found goods, and would not deliver them to the owner on demand; an action which lies in any case to recover the value of goods wrongfully converted by another to his own use. In this case the finding, though alleged, is an immaterial fact; the injury lies in the conversion.…

One who loves the truth. Truth-lover was our English Duke. Tennyson.

A green pigment found in the feathers of the turacou. See Turacin.

The act or result of turning over; an upset; as, a bad turnover in a carriage.

Not involving controversy. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Incontrovertible.

Incontrovertibly.

To take the cover from; to divest of covering; as, to uncover a box, bed, house, or the like; to uncover one's body.

Not governable; not capable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; licentious; wild; unbridled; as, ungovernable passions. -- Un*gov"ern*a*bly, adv. Goldsmith.

Designating a method of shaft excavation by drifting to a point below, and then raising instead of sinking.