"potent" meaning in Middle English

See potent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɔːˈtɛnt/, /ˈpɔːtɛnt/ Forms: potentes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin potens, potentis. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|la|potens}} Latin potens Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} potent, {{enm-noun|potentes}} potent (plural potentes)
  1. (chiefly Late Middle English) staff, crutch Tags: Late-Middle-English Categories (topical): Tools Synonyms: potente
    Sense id: en-potent-enm-noun-6ksWVkC5 Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 0 1 5 0 4 11 4 2 2 0 1 7 19 9 19 13 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 7 0 4 15 4 1 1 0 1 9 17 8 16 11 1 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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