potent
$ \mathrm{potent}^1 | ˈpōtnt |
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adjective
1. having great power, influence, or effect:
〈薬品･イメージなどが〉 【心身に対して】強い効果, 効き目をもつ(effective) «in» ; 〈酒が〉強い, アルコール分の高い.
e.g. thrones were potent symbols of authority
e.g. a potent drug
e.g. a potent argument.
2. (of a male) able to achieve an erection or to reach an orgasm.
〈男が〉性的能力のある(↔ impotent)
DERIVATIVES
potence | ˈpōt(ə)ns | noun
potently adverb
ORIGIN
late Middle English: from Latin potent- ‘being powerful, being able’, from the verb posse.
$ \mathrm{potent}^2 | ˈpōtnt | Heraldry
adjective postpositive
1. formed of crutch-shaped pieces; (especially of a cross) having a straight bar across the end of each extremity:
e.g. a cross potent.
2. of the fur called potent (as a tincture).
noun
fur resembling vair, but with the alternating pieces T-shaped.
ORIGIN
late Middle English (denoting a crutch): alteration of Old French potence ‘crutch’, from Latin potentia ‘power’ (in medieval Latin ‘crutch’), from potent- (see potent1).