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potentate
noun /ˈpəʊ.tən.teɪt,ˈpoʊ.tən.teɪt/
A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler

But Kings and mightieſt Potentates muſt die,For thats the end of humane miſerie.

See Also: potence, potency, potent, potential, potentiality

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