POTENT


Meaning of POTENT in English

1. adj.1 powerful; strong.

2 (of a reason) cogent; forceful.

3 (of a male) capable of sexual erection or orgasm.

4 literary mighty.

Derivatives:

potence n. potency n. potently adv.

Etymology: L potens -entis pres. part. of posse be able 2. adj. & n. Heraldry

--adj.

1. with a crutch-head shape.

2 (of a fur) formed by a series of such shapes.

--n. this fur.

Etymology: ME f. OF potence crutch f. L potentia power (as POTENT(1))

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.