"potestat" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌpɔːtɛsˈtaːt/, /ˈpɔːtɛstaːt/ Forms: potestates [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French potestat, from Latin potestās, potestātem. Doublet of pouste. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|potestat}} Old French potestat, {{der|enm|la|potestās}} Latin potestās, {{doublet|enm|pouste}} Doublet of pouste Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} potestat, {{enm-noun|potestates}} potestat (plural potestates)
  1. A powerful individual; a ruler or potentate. Categories (topical): Government, Heads of state, Leaders
    Sense id: en-potestat-enm-noun-Y5ZrYtVM Disambiguation of Government: 100 0 Disambiguation of Heads of state: 79 21 Disambiguation of Leaders: 95 5
  2. (theology) A power (rank of angel). Categories (topical): Theology
    Sense id: en-potestat-enm-noun-MOF-YeJ2 Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: potestate

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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