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potestates

potestates is the plural of potestate.

Meaning of potestate

Noun

potestate (plural potestates)

  1. (obsolete) A chief ruler; a potentate.
    • For our vvreſtling is not againſt fleſh and bloud : but againſt Princes and Poteſtats, againſt the * rectors of the vvorld of this darkenes, againft the ſpirituals of wickednes in the celeſtials [translating caelestibus].1582, The Nevv Testament of Iesus Christ: […] (Douay–Rheims Bible), Rheims: Iohn Fogny, →OCLC, Ephesians 6:12, page 524

Questions about potestates

What is potestates the plural of?
Potestates is the plural of potestate.

Words near potestates in the dictionary

  1. Potenza
  2. poteriid
  3. poteriids
  4. potes
  5. potestate
  6. potestates
  7. potestative
  8. Potet
  9. potetometer
  10. potetometers
  11. potexviral

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