potentate

Meaning

Noun

1. A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler.
2. A powerful polity or institution.
3. (derogatory) A self-important person.
4. (humorous) Someone acting in an important role.

Adj

Regnant, powerful, dominant.

Synonyms

monarch

sovereign

king

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master

overlord

emperor

imperator

dictator

tyrant

autocrat

despot

ruler

politician

tyrant bird

lord

governor

tyrant flycatcher

oppressor

Translations

Potentat

potentat

potentado

dittatore

potentado

dictateur

dictador

autocrata

Diktator

podestat

autocrate

despota

potentaat

Potentatin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpəʊ.tən.teɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: potentat

In summary

From Middle English potentat, from Old French, from Late Latin potentātus (“rule, political power”), from Latin potēns (“powerful, strong”), the active present participle of possum (“I am able”).