potentate
potentate · more potentate · most potentate
Regnant, powerful, dominantRegnant, powerful, dominant.
UK/ˈpəʊ.tən.teɪt/US/ˈpoʊ.tən.teɪt/
» Foolishness and disregard for life elect delusional potentates.
carlosalberto · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(obsolete)Regnant, powerful, dominant.
Examples
1 sentencesFoolishness and disregard for life elect delusional potentates.
Origin
From Middle English potentat, from Old French, from Late Latin potentātus (“rule, politicaFrom Middle English potentat, from Old French, from Late Latin potentātus (“rule, political power”), from Latin potēns (“powerful, strong”), the active present participle of possum (“to be able”).
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Forms
more potentate, most potentate| Comparative | more potentate Lesson |
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| Superlative | most potentate Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.