Sentence:  To him , law is the command of the sovereign ( the English monarch ) who personifies the power of the nation , while sovereignty is the power to make law - i. e. , to <WSD>prevail</WSD> over internal groups and to be free from the commands of other sovereigns in other nations . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance