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potentiaries

potentiaries is the plural of potentiary.

Meaning of potentiary

Noun

potentiary (plural potentiaries)

  1. (archaic) A person invested with power or influence.
    • […] Tween Then Woon, a man of sense and prudence, after having been vested with the powers of a potentiary, has been ordered to proceed with a royal letter and presents.1833, The Asiatic journal and monthly register

Questions about potentiaries

What is potentiaries the plural of?
Potentiaries is the plural of potentiary.

Words near potentiaries in the dictionary

  1. potentially
  2. potentially hazardous object
  3. potentially hazardous objects
  4. potentialness
  5. potentials
  6. potentiaries
  7. potentiary
  8. potentiate
  9. potentiated
  10. potentiates
  11. potentiating

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