potence
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French potence (“power, a crutch”), from Latin potentia (“power, in Medieval Latin also crutch”), from potens (“powerful”); see potent.
Noun [edit]
potence (plural potences)
Related terms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
External links [edit]
- potence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- potence in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin potentia.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
potence f (plural potences)
Usage notes [edit]
Beware that this is a false friend, meaning “gallows” (or similar wooden constructions), not “strength”.
