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potentate Definition

po·ten·tate (pōt'n tāt′)

noun

a person having great power; ruler; monarch

Etymology: ME potentat < LL potentatus < LL(Ec), power, rule < L potens: see potent

potentate Synonyms

potentate

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potentate Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • foreign: The letter -- for it was a letter from a foreign potentate -- was received six days ago.
  • great: He began to try what prayers would do, but city prayers were vain against the great rural potentate.
  • other: Kings forbade their noblemen from forming alliances with other potentates.
  • eastern: It is not surprising for the Eastern potentate is the model for God.
  • mighty: We are weak; Harry, you know's a mighty potentate.
  • African: The story encompasses the final dispatch of history's greatest soldier - Napoleon - and the subjugation of Asian and African potentates.