POTENTATE

potentate. Potentate, n. a sovereign, prince, monarch, king

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Po″ten‐tate (?), n. [[LL. potentatus, fr. potentare to exercise power: cf. F. potentat. See Potent, a.]] One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a prince, sovereign, or monarch. The blessed and only potentate. 1 Tim. vi. 15. Cherub and seraph, potentates and thrones. Milton.