potentate

noun · adjectiveB2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

potentates

1.
A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler.
2.
A powerful polity or institution.
3.
(derogatory)A self-important person.
4.
(humorous)Someone acting in an important role.

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more potentate

Superlative

most potentate

1.
(obsolete)Regnant, powerful, dominant.

Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English potentat, from Old French -, from potentātus (rule, political power), from Latin potēns (powerful, strong), the active present participle of possum (to be able).