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potentate

n.
US //ˈpoʊtənˌteɪt// UK //pˈəʊtəntˌeɪt// po·ten·tate Archaic Humorous Vulgar
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From Middle English potentat, from Old French, from Late Latin potentātus (“rule, political power”), from Latin potēns (“powerful, strong”), the active present participle of possum (“I am able”).

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