The Collaborative International Dictionary
Oversway
Oversway \O`ver*sway"\, v. t. To bear sway over.
Wiktionary
oversway
vb. 1 (context obsolete English) To hold sway over; to have power or dominion over, to rule, govern. (16th-19th c.) 2 To overrule. (from 16th c.) 3 To cause (someone, someone's thoughts or intentions etc.) to go in a particular direction; to influence. (from 16th c.) 4 To overpower, overwhelm. (from 17th c.)