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potentate |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Potentate \Po"ten*tate\, n. [LL. potentatus fr potentare to exercise power: cf F. potentat. See {Potent}, a.] One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a prince, sovereign, or monarch. The blessed and only potentate. --1 Tim. vi 15. Cherub and seraph, potentates and thrones. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: potentate n : someone who rules unconstrained by law [syn: {dictator}]
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