Category:Potentate

Po"ten*tate, n. Etym: [ll. potentatus, fr. potentare to exercise Power: cf. F. potentat. See potent, a.]

Defn: one who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a Prince, sovereign, or monarch. The blessed and only potentate. 1 tim. vi. 15. Cherub and seraph, potentates and thrones. Milton.