Potestate
Pronunciation : Po"tes*tate
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A chief ruler; a potentate. [Obs.] Wyclif. "An irous potestate." Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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