potestate
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English potestat, from Old French potestat, from Latin potestās, potestātem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
potestate (plural potestates)
- (obsolete) A chief ruler; a potentate.
- 1582, The Nevv Testament of Iesus Christ: […] (Douay–Rheims Bible), Rheims: Iohn Fogny, →OCLC, Epheſians 6:12, page 524:
- For our vvreſtling is not againſt fleſh and bloud : but againſt Princes and Poteſtats, againſt the * rectors of the vvorld of this darkenes, againft the ſpirituals of wickednes in the celeſtials [translating caelestibus].
References edit
- “potestate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin edit
Noun edit
potestāte
Middle English edit
Noun edit
potestate
- Alternative form of potestat
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
potestate f (plural potestăți)
Declension edit
Declension of potestate
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (o) potestate | potestatea | (niște) potestăți | potestățile |
| genitive/dative | (unei) potestăți | potestății | (unor) potestăți | potestăților |
| vocative | potestate, potestateo | potestăților | ||