Potentates

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of potentate form-of, plural

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anointed kingchiefchieftaincrowncrowned headdictator

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"You solemnly swear that you hereby and hereon renounce all emperors, kings, princes, and potentates, and more especially—how does the rest of it go?"

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