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potentiary

potentiary noun: a person invested with power or influence.

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

Forms of potentiary

pluralpotentiaries

Origin of potentiary

Has similar roots to potential; potent + -ary, with the addition of an i.

Questions about potentiary

What does potentiary mean?
Potentiary means a person invested with power or influence.
What part of speech is potentiary?
Potentiary is a noun.
What is the plural of potentiary?
The plural of potentiary is potentiaries.

Words near potentiary in the dictionary

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

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