plenipotentadj.n.

Brit.

/plᵻˈnɪpət(ə)nt/, U.S.

/pləˈnɪpədənt/,

/pləˈnɪpətnt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin plenipotent-, plenipotens.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin plenipotent-, plenipotens (6th cent.) < classical Latin plēni- pleni- comb. form + potēns potent adj.¹ Compare slightly later plenipotentiary adj., plenipotential adj. With use as noun (sense B.) compare slightly earlier plenipotentiary n., plenipotentiarian n. at plenipotentiary adj. and n. Derivatives.

A. adj.

Invested with or possessing full power or authority. Cf. plenipotentiary adj.Sometimes used as postmodifier.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > delegated authority > [adjective] > possessed of full authority

plenipotent1639

plenipotentiary1646

plenipotential1664

1639 Remonstrance of Nobility (Church Scotl. Gen. Assembly) 8 A plenipotent dominion and greatnesse.

1658 J. Robinson Endoxa i. 18 A company of faithful..may, with a plenipotent Octroy or Concession, claim priviledge.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 404 My Substitutes I send ye, and Create Plenipotent on Earth, of matchless might Issuing from mee.

1795 R. Southey Let. to G. C. Bedford 22 Aug. And now will you permit me..to be corrector plenipotent?

1839 J. Rogers Antipopopriestian xiii. §1. 284 Convinced that they have God's plenipotent commission.

1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 8 He at his birth the starry stamps received,..And planetary gifts plenipotent.

1909 L. Inkster in Westm. Gaz. 11 Jan. 2/3 Her vanish'd eyes still bent On mine do call me upward ceaselessly—O Thou, Compeller, Life plenipotent.

1975 N. Stephens in Age (Melbourne) (2003) (Nexis) 10 Oct. 13 It is clearly an extraordinary provision,..and this for the purpose of resolving disputes between the two plenipotent chambers.

1991 Ethos 19 497 In this sibling story Benjamin does not know he is kin to the plenipotent governor.

†B. n.

A person possessing full authority; a plenipotentiary. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > having full authority

plenipotent1646

plenipotentiary1648

plenipotentiarian1654

plenipo1691

1646 Moderate Intelligencer No. 82. 665 This day the affair of Ireland was considered as to a Plenipotent for our Commissioners, there to take to mercy such as will come over from the rebels and their party, which will be very large.

1658 W. Sanderson Compl. Hist. Life King Charles 1051 Pignoranda and Le Bran Plenipotents of Spain there..came and visited the States Ambassadors in the after noon.

1818 H. H. Milman Samor iv. 93 Before the assemblage proud Speaks frank and bold that gray Plenipotent.

1827 R. Pollok Course of Time II. ix. 162 Great plenipotent of heaven, And representative of God on earth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plenipotent
释义	plenipotentadj.n. Brit. /plᵻˈnɪpət(ə)nt/, U.S. /pləˈnɪpədənt/, /pləˈnɪpətnt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin plenipotent-, plenipotens. Etymology: < post-classical Latin plenipotent-, plenipotens (6th cent.) < classical Latin plēni- pleni- comb. form + potēns potent adj.¹ Compare slightly later plenipotentiary adj., plenipotential adj. With use as noun (sense B.) compare slightly earlier plenipotentiary n., plenipotentiarian n. at plenipotentiary adj. and n. Derivatives. A. adj. Invested with or possessing full power or authority. Cf. plenipotentiary adj.Sometimes used as postmodifier. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > [adjective] > possessed of full authority plenipotent1639 plenipotentiary1646 plenipotential1664 1639 Remonstrance of Nobility (Church Scotl. Gen. Assembly) 8 A plenipotent dominion and greatnesse. 1658 J. Robinson Endoxa i. 18 A company of faithful..may, with a plenipotent Octroy or Concession, claim priviledge. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 404 My Substitutes I send ye, and Create Plenipotent on Earth, of matchless might Issuing from mee. View more context for this quotation 1795 R. Southey Let. to G. C. Bedford 22 Aug. And now will you permit me..to be corrector plenipotent? 1839 J. Rogers Antipopopriestian xiii. §1. 284 Convinced that they have God's plenipotent commission. 1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 8 He at his birth the starry stamps received,..And planetary gifts plenipotent. 1909 L. Inkster in Westm. Gaz. 11 Jan. 2/3 Her vanish'd eyes still bent On mine do call me upward ceaselessly—O Thou, Compeller, Life plenipotent. 1975 N. Stephens in Age (Melbourne) (2003) (Nexis) 10 Oct. 13 It is clearly an extraordinary provision,..and this for the purpose of resolving disputes between the two plenipotent chambers. 1991 Ethos 19 497 In this sibling story Benjamin does not know he is kin to the plenipotent governor. †B. n. A person possessing full authority; a plenipotentiary. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > having full authority plenipotent1646 plenipotentiary1648 plenipotentiarian1654 plenipo1691 1646 Moderate Intelligencer No. 82. 665 This day the affair of Ireland was considered as to a Plenipotent for our Commissioners, there to take to mercy such as will come over from the rebels and their party, which will be very large. 1658 W. Sanderson Compl. Hist. Life King Charles 1051 Pignoranda and Le Bran Plenipotents of Spain there..came and visited the States Ambassadors in the after noon. 1818 H. H. Milman Samor iv. 93 Before the assemblage proud Speaks frank and bold that gray Plenipotent. 1827 R. Pollok Course of Time II. ix. 162 Great plenipotent of heaven, And representative of God on earth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1639
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