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# potentate

noun (potentates)

«potentate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A ruler, usually a king or prince, who has great power over other people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potentate/#m1)

### In the lessons

in fairy tales, a grand and powerful king, far above a poor woodcutter.

### Examples

- The woodcutter did not become a potentate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potentate/#x1)
- The old potentate lived in a golden palace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potentate/#x2)
- A potentate can order many people about. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potentate/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «potentate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/potentate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«potentate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/potentate.html) on Mova free.