Signification

1. power, authority (ability, possibility, or right to direct something)
2. power, authority (body controlling an institution)
3. function (ability to move one's limbs)
4. function (ability to think, understand, feel and imagine)
5. power, authority (strong influence exerted by something on a person or thing)
6. power, force
7. (obsolete) power, authority (person with the right to direct)
8. (obsolete) a higher echelon of angels.