potestas
noun
po·tes·tas
-eˌstäs,
-tas
plural potestates
ˌpōˌteˈstäˌtās,
ˌpätəˈstāt(ˌ)ēz
: the legal authority of a Roman citizen over his descendants and others in his household compare patria potestas
Word History
Etymology
Latin potestat-, potestas power, irregular from potis able, capable + -tat-, -tas -ty
- jump shooter
- jump shot
- jump spark
- jump start
- jump the gun
- jump the light
- jump the queue
- jump the rails
- jump the shark
- jump the track
- jump the track(s)
- jump the tracks
- jump through hoops
- jump to it
- jump to someone's defense
- jump turn
- jump weld
- jump-cut
- jump-hop
- jump-off
- jump-start
- jump-started
- jump-starting
- jump-starts
- jump/leap off the page