potence
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle French potence (“power, a crutch”), from Latin potentia (“power, in Medieval Latin also crutch”), from potens (“powerful”); see potent.
Noun[edit]
potence (countable and uncountable, plural potences)
Derived terms[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- “potence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “potence”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
potence f
Declension[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Related terms
Further reading[edit]
- potence in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- potence in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin potentia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
potence f (plural potences)
- (construction) post and braces
- gallows, gibbet (for hanging)
- stem (component on a bicycle)
Usage notes[edit]
Beware that this is a false friend, meaning “gallows” (or similar wooden constructions), not “strength”, from the Middle Latin meaning “crutch” of potentia.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “potence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- Rhymes:Czech/ɛntsɛ
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