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potence

N อำนาจ  สมรรถภาพ  potency am-nad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POTENCE

n.In heraldry, a cross whose ends resemble the head of a crutch.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POTENCE

Po "tence, n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. potentia staff, crutch, L., might, power. See Potency. ]

 

Defn: Potency; capacity. [R.] Sir W. Hamilton.

 

French Dictionary

potence

potence n. f. nom féminin 1 Instrument qui sert à la pendaison. 2 Pendaison. : Ils risquent la potence. LOCUTION Gibier de potence. Personne qui mérite la pendaison.