Sekirov Dictionary

potentate

UK /ˈpəʊ.tən.teɪt/US /ˈpoʊ.tən.teɪt/

noun 4
adjective 1
forms 3

noun4

•
A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler.
- But Kings and mightiest Potentates must die, For that's the end of humane miserie. — 1591
A powerful polity or institution.
•
(humorous) Someone acting in an important role.
- "Those foreigners," thought the female potentate of the Sun, "won't know what to order; but I'll show them what a good supper is." — 1834
A self-important person.

adjective1

(no longer used) Regnant, powerful, dominant.

forms

potentates · more potentate · most potentate

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