potentate – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
potentate
n.
powerful and influential person, one with great authority (i.e. ruler, monarch, etc.)
Potentate
Potentate (from the Latin
potens, 'powerful') is a term for a person with , sometimes , power. According to
WordWeb, the term is synonymous with '
dictator,' meaning 'A ruler who is unconstrained by law.' In modern English, the term is used to describe people with much political or business power.
potentate
Noun
1. a ruler who is unconstrained by law
(synonym) dictator
(hypernym) ruler, swayer
(hyponym) shogun
Potentate
(a.)
One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a prince, sovereign, or monarch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
potentate
Synonyms and related words:
anointed king, chief, chieftain, crowned head, dynast, emperor, grand duke, high chief, imperator, king, king-emperor, kinglet, lord paramount, majesty, monarch, overlord, paramount, petty king, prince, prince consort, royal, royal personage, royalty, ruler, sovereign, suzerain, tetrarch
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
