Hypertext Webster Gateway: "potentate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Potentate \Po"ten*tate\, n. [LL. potentatus, fr. potentare to
exercise power: cf. F. potentat. See {Potent}, a.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
potentate
n : someone who rules unconstrained by law [syn: {dictator}]
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