c. 1400, from Old French potentat and directly from Late Latin potentatus "a ruler," also "political power," from Latin potentatus "might, power, rule, dominion," from potentem (nominative potens) "powerful" (see potent).
例文
1. City prayers were vain against the great rural potentate .
都会の祈り文は田舎のこのような不毛な権力者には役に立たない。
2.They might didn 't agree with potentate but still performed as soldiers.
彼らは権力者を支持していないかもしれないが、軍人の役割を果たしている。
3.People rose up against the despotic rule of their potentate .
私たちの校長は横柄な人です。
4.From the aproned pot scrubber to the flanneled potentate ,everybody liked me,everybody petted me.
エプロンを結ぶ鍋拭きからフランネルを着る権力者まで、誰もが私を好きで、誰もが私をかわいがっている。
5.From aproned pot-scrubber to the flanneled potentate 、everybody liked me、everybody petted me.