Potentiary
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person invested with power or influence. archaic
"[…] Tween Then Woon, a man of sense and prudence, after having been vested with the powers of a potentiary, has been ordered to proceed with a royal letter and presents."
Example
More examples"[…] Tween Then Woon, a man of sense and prudence, after having been vested with the powers of a potentiary, has been ordered to proceed with a royal letter and presents."
Etymology
Has similar roots to potential; potent + -ary, with the addition of an i.
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