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Potentate

Potentate Meaning & Definition
Potentate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Potentate?

[n] a ruler who is unconstrained by law

Synonyms | Synonyms for Potentate: dictator

Related Terms | Find terms related to Potentate: anointed king | chief | chieftain | crowned head | dynast | emperor | grand duke | high chief | imperator | king | king-emperor | kinglet | lord paramount | majesty | monarch | overlord | paramount | petty king | prince | prince consort | royal | royal personage | royalty | ruler | sovereign | suzerain | tetrarch

See Also | Adolf Hitler | autocrat | Baby Doc | Benito Mussolini | Der Fuhrer | despot | Duvalier | El Caudillo | Francisco Franco | Franco | Francois Duvalier | Hitler | Husain | Husayn | Hussein | Il Duce | Jean-Claude Duvalier | Mussolini | Papa Doc | ruler | Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti | Saddam Hussein | shogun | swayer | Tojo | Tojo Eiki | Tojo Hideki | tyrant

Potentate In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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