male monarch vs sovereign

male monarch and sovereign both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
male monarch	Yes	No	No	No
sovereign	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, sovereign is a hypernym of male monarch; that is, sovereign is a word with a broader meaning than male monarch:

Other hypernyms of male monarch include adult male, man, crowned head, monarch.

male monarch (noun)	sovereign (noun)
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom	a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

male monarch (adjective)	sovereign (adjective)
	greatest in status or authority or power
	(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces