potestad

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin potestatem.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /potesˈtad/ [po.t̪esˈt̪að̞]
Rhymes: -ad
Syllabification: po‧tes‧tad

Noun[edit]

potestad f (plural potestades)

power, authority (authority to carry out something; typically has a legal or political connotation)

Derived terms[edit]

patria potestad

Related terms[edit]

potestativo

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

“potestad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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