potestad

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin potestatem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /potesˈtad/ [po.t̪esˈt̪að̞]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: po‧tes‧tad

Noun

potestad f (plural potestades)

1. power, authority (authority to carry out something; typically has a legal or political connotation)

Derived terms

• patria potestad

 

Related terms

• potestativo

 

See also

• poder
• potencia

Further reading

• “potestad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014