Sovereign - Websters 1828 dictionary - Supreme in power; possessing supreme dominion; superior to all others; A supreme lord or ruler; one who possesses the highest authority without control.
Way - hodos - a road; by implication a progress, the route, a mode or means: thoroughfare between two centers, a customary manner of life or behavior, with probably some implication of goal or purpose - 'way of life, way to live