Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - potent
Potent
potent
1. adj. 1 powerful; strong. 2 (of a reason) cogent; forceful. 3 (of a male) capable of sexual erection or orgasm. 4 literary mighty. Derivatives potence n. potency n. potently adv. Etymology: L potens -entis pres. part. of posse be able 2. adj. & n. Heraldry --adj. 1 with a crutch-head shape. 2 (of a fur) formed by a series of such shapes. --n. this fur. Etymology: ME f. OF potence crutch f. L potentia power (as POTENT(1))
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~-, potens (present participle of posse to be able), from Latin potis, pote able; akin to Gothic brūthfaths bridegroom, Greek posis husband, Sanskrit pati master Date: 15th century having or wielding force, authority, or influence ; powerful, achieving or bringing about a particular result ; effective, 3. chemically or medicinally effective , rich in a characteristic constituent , able to copulate, ~ly adverb II. adjective Etymology: obsolete English ~ crutch Date: 1610 having flat bars across the ends of the arms ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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