potestative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. authoritative
  2. of a condition in a legal contract: being completely controlled by exactly one of the parties to the contract

Word forms

potestative more potestative most potestative

Etymology

From Latin potestativus, from potestas (“power”). Compare French potestatif. See potent.

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