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potentiary

noun

potentiary

noun

Etymology Has similar roots to potential; potent + -ary, with the addition of an i.

1

Archaic A person invested with power or influence.

  • […] 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.1833, The Asiatic journal and monthly register:

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