Dictionary entry

POTENCY

Webster's Dictionary 1828

PO'TENCY, noun [Latin potentia, from potens; possum, posse. See Power.]

1. Power; physical power, energy or efficacy; strength.

2. Moral power; influence; authority.

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At place of potency and sway o' th' state.

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