potestate
English
Etymology
From Middle English potestat, from Old French potestat, from Latin potestās, potestātem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpəʊtəsteɪt/
Noun
potestate (plural potestates)
- (obsolete) A chief ruler; a potentate.
- 1582, The Nevv Testament of Iesus Christ: […] (Douay–Rheims Bible), Rheims: Iohn Fogny, →OCLC, Epheſians 6:12, page 524:
- 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].
References
- “potestate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin
Middle English
Romanian
Declension
Declension of potestate
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (o) potestate | potestatea | (niște) potestăți | potestățile |
| genitive/dative | (unei) potestăți | potestății | (unor) potestăți | potestăților |
| vocative | potestate, potestateo | potestăților | ||
References
- potestate in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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