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potentiary

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from potens — “powerful, strong, potent”
  2. inherited from potent
  3. suffixed as potentiary — “potent + ary”

Definitions

  1. 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA