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potestas

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po⋅tes⋅tas

  [poh-tes-tahs, -tuhs]
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–noun (in Roman law)
the authority of a paterfamilias over all members of his family and household.
Origin:
1650–60; < L potestās lit., power, control, authority

Related forms:
po⋅tes⋅tal, adjective
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