Word Meanings - POTESTATE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A chief ruler; a potentate. Wyclif. "An irous potestate." Chaucer.

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• CHIEFLESS
  Without a chief or leader.
• CHIEFEST
  First or foremost; chief; principal. "Our chiefest courtier." Shak. The chiefest among ten thousand. Canticles v. 10.
• CHIEF JUSTICE
  The presiding justice, or principal judge, of a court. Lord Chief Justice of England, The presiding judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. The highest judicial officer of the realm is the Lord High Chancellor. -- Chief
• CHIEF HARE
  A small rodent inhabiting the summits of the Rocky Mountains; -- also called crying hare, calling hare, cony, American pika, and little chief hare. Note: It is not a true hare or rabbit, but belongs to the curious family Lagomyidæ.
• POTESTATE
  A chief ruler; a potentate. Wyclif. "An irous potestate." Chaucer.
• CHIEFTAINCY; CHIEFTAINSHIP
  The rank, dignity, or office of a chieftain.
• CHIEF-JUSTICESHIP
  The office of chief justice. Jay selected the chief-justiceship as most in accordance with his tastes. The Century.
• RULER
  1. One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor. And he made him ruler over all the land. Gen. xii. 43. A prince and ruler of the land. Shak. 2. A straight or curved strip of wood, metal, etc., with a smooth edge, used for guiding
• CHIEFRIE
  A small rent paid to the lord paramount. Swift.
• WYCLIFITE; WYCLIFFITE
  A follower of Wyclif, the English reformer; a Lollard.
• CHIEFTAIN
  A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan. Syn. -- Chief; commander; leader; head. See Chief. (more info) capitaine, LL. capitanus, fr. L. caput head. Cf. Captain, and see
• IROUS
  Irascible; passionate. Chaucer.
• CHIEF
  1. Highest in office or rank; principal; head. "Chief rulers." John. xii. 42. 2. Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most distinguished; having most influence; taking the lead; most important; as, the chief topic of conversation;
• CHIEF BARON
  The presiding judge of the court of exchequer.
• POTENTATE
  One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a prince, sovereign, or monarch. The blessed and only potentate. 1 Tim. vi. 15. Cherub and seraph, potentates and thrones. Milton.
• CHIEFLY
  1. In the first place; principally; preëminently; above; especially. Search through this garden; leave unsearched no nook; But chiefly where those two fair creatures lodge. Milton. 2. For the most part; mostly. Those parts of the kingdom where
• KERCHIEF
  couvrechef, F. couvrechef, a head covering, fr. couvrir to cover + 1. A square of fine linen worn by women as a covering for the head; hence, anything similar in form or material, worn for ornament on other parts of the person; -- mostly used in
• MISCHIEF
  + chief end, head, F. chef chief. See Minus, and 1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or vexation caused by human agency or by some living being, intentionally or not; often, calamity, mishap; trivial evil caused by
• ENKERCHIEFED
  Bound with a kerchief; draped; hooded; covered. Milton. That soft, enkerchiefed hair. M. Arnold.
• NECKERCHIEF
  A kerchief for the neck; -- called also neck handkerchief.
• DESIROUS
  Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain; covetous. Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him. John xvi. 19. Be not desirous of his dainties. Prov. xxiii. 3.
• MISCHIEFFUL
  Mischievous. Foote.
• MISCHIEFABLE
  Mischievous. Lydgate.
• COVERCHIEF
  A covering for the head. Chaucer.
• KERCHIEFED; KERCHIEFT
  Dressed; hooded; covered; wearing a kerchief. Milton.
• DESIROUSNESS
  The state of being desirous.
• DESIROUSLY
  With desire; eagerly.
• MISCHIEF-MAKING
  Causing harm; exciting enmity or quarrels. Rowe. -- n.