potentatus
Ὁ αὐτὸς ἔφησε τὸν μὲν ὕπνον ὀλιγοχρόνιον θάνατον, τὸν δὲ θάνατον πολυχρόνιον ὕπνον → Plato said that sleep was a short-lived death but death was a long-lived sleep
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pŏtentātus: ūs, m. id.,
I might, power.
I In gen. (eccl. Lat.), Arn. 1, 31.—
II In partic., political power, rule, dominion, command (= principatus; so class.): post interitum Tatii cum ad eum potentatus omnis recidisset, * Cic. Rep. 2, 8, 14: de potentatu contendere, Caes. B. G. 1, 31, 4; Liv. 26, 38, 7.—
III Transf., of persons, a potentate (late Lat.), plur.: honores et potentatus contemnere, Lact. 6, 17 med.; Cypr. Exh. Mart. 11.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pŏtentātŭs,¹⁶ ūs, m. (potens), puissance politique souveraine, souveraineté : *Cic. Rep. 2, 14 || primauté : Liv. 26, 38, 7 || hégémonie d’un peuple : Cæs. G. 1, 31, 4.
Latin > German (Georges)
potentātus, ūs, m. (potens), I) das Vermögen, die Kraft, Arnob. 1, 51. – II) prägn., die Macht im Staate, die Oberherrschaft, Cic. de rep. 2, 14 H. (doch Müller dominatus, s. dessen adnot. crit. zu p. 310, 28). Caes. b. G. 1, 31, 4. Liv. 26, 38, 7. Papin. dig. 23, 2, 63. Vulg. Sirach 10, 11: Plur., Cypr. exh. mart. 11. Lact. 6, 17, 4. Vulg. psalm. 19, 7 u. 89, 10.
Latin > English
potentatus potentatus N M :: rule; political power
