Meaning of POTENTATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'powtn`teyt
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| | Definition: | | [n] a ruler who is unconstrained by law |
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| | Synonyms: | | dictator |
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| | See Also: | | Adolf Hitler, autocrat, Baby Doc, Benito Mussolini, Der Fuhrer, despot, Duvalier, El Caudillo, Francisco Franco, Franco, Francois Duvalier, Hitler, Husain, Husayn, Hussein, Il Duce, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Mussolini, Papa Doc, ruler, Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti, Saddam Hussein, shogun, swayer, Tojo, Tojo Eiki, Tojo Hideki, tyrant | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Related Terms: | | anointed king, chief, chieftain, crowned head, dynast, emperor, grand duke, high chief, imperator, king, king-emperor, kinglet, lord paramount, majesty, monarch, overlord, paramount, petty king, prince, prince consort, royal, royal personage, royalty, ruler, sovereign, suzerain, tetrarch |
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