POTENT Meaning of POTENT in English adj. & n. Heraldry adj. 1 with a crutch-head shape. 2 (of a fur) formed by a series of such shapes. n. this fur. [ ME f. OF potence crutch f. L potentia power (as POTENT(1)) ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012