"potestative" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more potestative [comparative], most potestative [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin potestativus, from potestas (“power”). Compare French potestatif. See potent. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}}, {{cog|fr|potestatif}} French potestatif Head templates: {{en-adj}} potestative (comparative more potestative, superlative most potestative)
  1. (obsolete) authoritative Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-potestative-en-adj-3zm7mb0o
  2. (law) of a condition in a legal contract: being completely controlled by exactly one of the parties to the contract Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-potestative-en-adj-t-LM1tf~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 100 Topics: law

Adjective [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form}} potestative
  1. feminine plural of potestativo Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: potestativo
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