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/ˈpəʊtənsi/
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Power, authority.
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I would to heauen I had your potencie, And you were Isabell: should it then be thus? No: I would tell what 'twere to be a Iudge, and what a prisoner.
Beset on either hand by potencies greater than himself, he becomes the battle-ground of immortals.
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The doctor is the modern master of the mythological realm, the knower of all the secret ways and words of potency.
The ability or capacity to perform something
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The ability or capacity to perform something Sexual virility: the ability to become erect or achieve orgasm.
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- of men
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Pliny the Elder states that, to increase sexual potency, the right testis of an ass should be worn in a bracelet.
Concentration; strength
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- of alcoholic drinks
- of drugs
Potentiality, ability, capacity.
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Cardinality.
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the power or right to give orders or make decisions
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he has the authority to issue warrants
deputies are given authorization to make arrests
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a place of potency in the state
capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
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the toxin's potency
the strength of the drinks
the inherent capacity for coming into being
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the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
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