POTESTAL

Meaning of POTESTAL in English

pōˈtest ə l adjective

Etymology: potest as + -al

: of or relating to potestas

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PATRIPOTESTAL — |pa.trə, |pā.trə+ adjective Etymology: patr- + potestal : marked by the authority of the father or of a council of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MATRIPOTESTAL — |ma.trē, |mā.+ adjective Etymology: matr- + potestal : of, relating to, or being the power exercised by a matriarch or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POTESTAS — — potestal , adj. /poh tes"tahs, -teuhs/ , n. (in Roman law) the authority of a paterfamilias over all members …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PATRIPOTESTAL — /pa'treuh poh tes"tl, pay'-/ , adj. Anthropol. of or pertaining to the authority exercised by a father or a father's …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MATRIPOTESTAL — /ma'tree poh tes"tl, may'-/ , adj. Anthropol. of or pertaining to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's …
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