potestas
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of potestas
First recorded in 1650–60, potestas is from the Latin word potestās literally, power, control, authority
Example Sentences
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Some enslaved people were sold into bondage through patria potestas.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The patria potestas, the authority of the father, was absolute.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2022
On the headboard of one of the beds, some past student had inscribed, with a Sharpie and a careful hand: ipsa scientia potestas est.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
In the Church of England the potestas ordinis is conferred by consecration.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
Dismasted in the deep of law I lie, A poor reward it is to stand confessed as The Virgil of the interdict de vi, The Petrarch of the patria potestas.
From Briefless Ballads and Legal Lyrics Second Series by James Williams
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