Category:Potency

Po"ten*cy, n. Etym: [l. potentia, from potens, -entis, potent. See Potent, and cf. Potance, potence, puissance.]

Defn: the quality or state of being potent; physical or moral power; Inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a purpose; capability; Efficacy; influence. "drugs of potency." Hawthorne. A place of potency and away o' the state. Shak.