Using steel strings on a guitar built for use with nylon strings can seriously damage it. The neck construction and top bracing of classical and flamenco guitars are not designed to handle the far greater tension produced by steel strings. Using the wrong strings can also damage the bridge and saddles.
The noun SOVEREIGN has 1 sense: 1. a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right Familiarity information: SOVEREIGN used as a noun is very rare. â¢ SOVEREIGN (adjective) The adjective SOVEREIGN has 2 senses: 1. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces. 2. greatest in status or authority or power. Familiarity information: SOVEREIGN used as an adjective is rare.
Louis XIV of France, the Sun King (Roi-Soleil), who ruled at the height of French absolutism (painting by Hyacinthe Rigaud 1701). King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen regnant in (while the title of queen on its own usually refers to the consort of a king). In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the title may refer to tribal kingship.