potestate means A chief ruler; a potentate. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.
potestate is pronounced /ˈpəʊtəsteɪt/.
Etymology
From Middle English potestat, from Old French potestat, from Latin potestās, potestātem.
noun
- A chief ruler; a potentate.“For our vvreſtling is not againſt fleſh and bloud : but againſt Princes and Poteſtats, againſt the * rectors of the vvorld of this darkenes, againft the ſpirituals of wickednes in the celeſtials [translating caelestibus].”