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Menander, Monostichoi, 515

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