Potentate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpəʊtnteɪt|  American pronunciation of the word potentate
Brit.  |ˈpəʊt(ə)nteɪt|  British pronunciation of the word potentate

noun

- a ruler who is unconstrained by law (syn: dictator)

Extra examples

...Charles inherited the position of potentate of the Holy Roman Empire from his grandfather, as well that of king of Spain from his father....

Nothing indicated that the East India Company would ever become a great Asiatic potentate.

Word forms

noun
singular: potentate
plural: potentates
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