http://www.answers.com/sovereignty?cat=biz-fin

There are many definitions here; keep scrolling down to read them.

The first ones are the most concise, though. It has more than one meaning, but basically it has to do with control of territory, yes.

Could someone please explain to me what sovereignty is? I know it's about completely controlling a territory, but if anyone could explain the concept thoroughly, I'd really appreciate it. I've tried looking it up, but I can't find any definitions that I understand well. Thanks in advance.

When I need a definition I go to Google and enter the word define and then the word or term (a term should be placed in quotes.

Copy and paste this into your browser for the definitions:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&defl=en&q=define:sovereignty&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title