"potentate" meaning in English

See potentate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpəʊ.tən.teɪt/ [UK], /ˈpoʊ.tən.teɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-potentate.wav Forms: more potentate [comparative], most potentate [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English potentat, from Old French, from Late Latin potentātus (“rule, political power”), from Latin potēns (“powerful, strong”), the active present participle of possum (“I am able”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|potentat}} Middle English potentat, {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{der|en|LL.|potentātus|t=rule, political power}} Late Latin potentātus (“rule, political power”), {{der|en|la|potēns|t=powerful, strong}} Latin potēns (“powerful, strong”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} potentate (comparative more potentate, superlative most potentate)
  1. (obsolete) Regnant, powerful, dominant. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-potentate-en-adj-0~LBLQ~i

Noun

IPA: /ˈpəʊ.tən.teɪt/ [UK], /ˈpoʊ.tən.teɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-potentate.wav Forms: potentates [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English potentat, from Old French, from Late Latin potentātus (“rule, political power”), from Latin potēns (“powerful, strong”), the active present participle of possum (“I am able”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|potentat}} Middle English potentat, {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{der|en|LL.|potentātus|t=rule, political power}} Late Latin potentātus (“rule, political power”), {{der|en|la|potēns|t=powerful, strong}} Latin potēns (“powerful, strong”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} potentate (plural potentates)
  1. A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler. Categories (topical): People Translations (a powerful leader): տիրակալ (tirakal) (Armenian), գերիշխան (gerišxan) (Armenian), միապետ (miapet) (Armenian), властелин (vlastelin) [masculine] (Bulgarian), potentát [masculine] (Czech), potentat [common-gender] (Danish), potentaatti (Finnish), mahtimies (Finnish), potentat (French), podestat (French), Potentat [masculine] (German), Potentatin (German), potentát (Hungarian), úr (Hungarian), kényúr (Hungarian), despota (Hungarian), hatalmasság (Hungarian), valdamaður [masculine] (Icelandic), burgeis [masculine] (Icelandic), höfðingi [masculine] (Icelandic), þjóðhöfðingi [masculine] (Icelandic), potento (Ido), monarc [masculine] (Irish), rialaitheoir [masculine] (Irish), podestà (Italian), condottiere (Italian), мо́ќник (móḱnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), вла́стелин (vlástelin) [masculine] (Macedonian), flah (Manx), potestat (Middle English), potentat [masculine] (Norwegian), potentat [masculine] (Polish), magnat [masculine] (Polish), potentado [masculine] (Portuguese), soberano [masculine] (Portuguese), potentat [masculine] (Romanian), властели́н (vlastelín) [masculine] (Russian), cumhachdach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), potentát [masculine] (Slovak), líder (Spanish), potentado (Spanish), podestá (Spanish), líder máximo (Spanish), capo (Spanish), potentat [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-potentate-en-noun-sBqX4ngP Disambiguation of People: 0 86 0 1 13 Disambiguation of 'a powerful leader': 73 24 2 0
  2. A powerful polity or institution.
    Sense id: en-potentate-en-noun-yK0lZTdl
  3. (derogatory) A self-important person. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): Monarchy
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  4. (humorous) Someone acting in an important role. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-potentate-en-noun-L~efCHfN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: potence, potency, potent, potential, potentiality

Inflected forms

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        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Regnant, powerful, dominant."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Regnant",
          "regnant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Regnant, powerful, dominant."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈpəʊ.tən.teɪt/",
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpoʊ.tən.teɪt/",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "potentate"
}

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