potence

Variant of potency

potency definition

po·tency (pōt′'n sē)

noun pl. potencies -·cies

  1. the state or quality of being potent, or the degree of this; power; strength
  2. capacity for development; potentiality

Etymology: L potentia

Also, esp. for potencysense , potence po′·tence

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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