potentnessn.
/ˈpəʊtntnəs/, U.S. /ˈpoʊtn(t)nəs/ rare.
Power, authority; = potency n. 1a.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > [noun]
doomc1000
strengthOE
obediencea1225
bandon?c1225
mastery?c1225
authority1340
bailliec1380
obeisancea1393
baila1400
mastership?a1425
jurisdictionc1425
masterdomc1475
reformation1523
maistrice1526
swinge1531
potentness1581
obey1584
masterfulnessa1586
prevailance1592
covert1596
magistrality1603
command1608
magistery1642
magisteriality1646
sway1765
tenure1871
society > authority > power > [noun]
i-waldeOE
armOE
craftOE
mightOE
poustiea1275
mound?a1300
powerc1300
force1303
mighta1325
wielda1325
mightiheada1382
mightinessc1390
mightheada1400
mightinga1400
puissance1420
mightfulnessa1425
vallente1475
potence1483
state1488
potencya1500
potestation?c1500
potent1512
puissantness1552
sinew1560
puissancy1562
potentness1581
powerableness1591
powerfulnessc1595
potestatea1600
pollency1623
potentiality1627
potentialness1668
poust1827
mana1843
magnum force1977
1581 N. Burne Disput. Headdis of Relig. f. 132 Ambitioun, potentnes, the greitnes of the toune..ar not conuenient to the purpose of ane monk.
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Potentness, mightiness, powerfulness.
1965 Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland) 24 Sept. 10/3 The 4–5 record of last season didn't show by any means their potentness.
1995 S. Stern-Gillet Aristotle's Philos. Friendship i. 17 Since no translation can fully convey the dark potentness of the Greek, it seems best here to rely on a pedantically literal translation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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