potestate
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English potestat, from Old French potestat, from Latin potestās, potestātem.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpotestate (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
editNoun
editpotestāte f
Middle English
editNoun
editpotestate
- Alternative form of potestat
Romanian
editEtymology
editNoun
editpotestate f (plural potestăți)
Declension
editDeclension 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 | ||
References
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