potentate
Meanings
noun
- A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler.
- A powerful polity or institution.
- A self-important person.
- Someone acting in an important role.
adj
- Regnant, powerful, dominant.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle English potentat, from Old French, from Late Latin potentātus (“rule, political power”), from Latin potēns (“powerful, strong”), the active present participle of possum (“to be able”).
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