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potentiary

Meaning of "potentiary" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF POTENTIARY

pəˈtenʃɪərɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POTENTIARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Potentiary is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POTENTIARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of potentiary in the English dictionary

The definition of potentiary in the dictionary is a person with power or authority.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POTENTIARY

cheery · dearie · diary · enquiry · Erie · expiry · fiduciary · fiery · hosiery · inquiry · judiciary · justiciary · lire · Neri · officiary · peri · query · siri · subsidiary · theory

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POTENTIARY

potent · potentate · potential · potential difference · potential divider · potential energy · potential well · potentialities · potentiality · potentially · potentiate · potentiation · potentiator · potentilla · potentiometer · potentiometric · potentiometry · potentize · potently · potentness

WORDS THAT END LIKE POTENTIARY

ambassador plenipotentiary · auxiliary · beneficiary · bestiary · envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary · evidentiary · minister plenipotentiary · ministers plenipotentiary · obedientiary · ostiary · penitentiary · plenipotentiary · post-Tertiary · residentiary · retiary · revestiary · silentiary · tertiary · the Tertiary · vestiary

Synonyms and antonyms of potentiary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «potentiary» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF POTENTIARY

Find out the translation of potentiary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of potentiary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «potentiary» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

potentiary
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

potenciario
570 millions of speakers
en

English

potentiary
510 millions of speakers
hi

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potentiary
380 millions of speakers
ar

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potentiary
280 millions of speakers
ru

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potentiary
278 millions of speakers
pt

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potentiary
270 millions of speakers
bn

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potentiary
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

potentiaire
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Berpotensi
190 millions of speakers
de

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potentiary
180 millions of speakers
ja

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potentiary
130 millions of speakers
ko

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potentiary
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Potensial
85 millions of speakers
vi

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potentiary
80 millions of speakers
ta

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potentiary
75 millions of speakers
mr

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शक्तिशाली
75 millions of speakers
tr

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potentiary
70 millions of speakers
it

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potentiary
65 millions of speakers
pl

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mocnego
50 millions of speakers
uk

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potentiary
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

potentiary
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

potentiary
15 millions of speakers
af

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potentiary
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

potentiary
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

potentiary
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of potentiary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POTENTIARY»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about potentiary

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POTENTIARY»

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The National Calendar, and Annals of the United States ...
Thomas Pinckney, of South Carolina, Minister Plenipotentiary, 2 January, 1792. t Extraordina- Rufus King, of New York, Minister Plenipotentiary, 21 May, 1796, James Monroe, of Virginia potentiary, 18 April. 180. - James Monroe and William  ...
Peter Force, 1835
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The Foreign Office List and Diplomatic and Consular Year Book
Vice Consul Frank Parish 23 April 52 Chaplain Rev. J. C. Ford 20 Feb. 54 Rosario Vice-Consul Joseph Dale 14 Oct. 53 Austria Vienna Envoy Extraordinary Rt. Hon. Sir George 4 April 36 and Minister PleniHamilton Seymour, potentiary G.C.B., ...
‎1857
3
Official Year Book of the Union
Argentina. — M. A. Barcena Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Fto- potentiary. Belgium. — F. Jansen Envoy Extraordinary and Minister ?.-;•• potentiary. Brazil.— L. Femandes-Pinheiro Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pto- potentiary. Chile.
South Africa. Office of Census and Statistics, 1948
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English Etymology
PLENI-POTENTIARY]m»f, pimus, pie PLENTY \.nitudo; a person PLETHORY J endued with full- power : IlATiOwfa, plethora, omnium humorur: æqualis redundantiaj a fulness of body and h:. mors ; which, for want of evacuation, often bring on ...
George William Lemon, 1783
5
The Diplomatic Press Trade Directory of the Republic of Ghana
3942/3 potentiary FRANCE His Excellency Monsieur Phillipe Ambassador Extra- Residence : 20, Third Circular Road, Grousset ordinary and Pleni- P.O. Box 187, Accra. Tel. : 75 15 potentiary Embassy: Ghana House, P.O. Box 187, Accra. Tel.
‎1964
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British and Foreign State Papers
Protocol of Conference..........................London, June 30. Page ll l3 14 15 20 26 27 32 32 41 43 43 No. 38.—ProloooIe d'une Conférence tenue au Foreign Ofiîce, 1e 7. A.—Note addressed to the Conference by the Pleni_ potentiary of Bavaria.
Great Britain. Foreign Office, 1834
7
Journals of the House of Commons
... exceeding the amount 0 SARDINIA1 The Right honourable Augustus Foster, His_Majesty's En potentiary at the Court of Sardinia ; for postance to the Vaudois chaplain at Turin, in the three quarters en "-6, His Majesty's Cliargt“; d'Ati'aires at  ...
Great Britain House of Commons, 1829
8
China ancient and modern
... government informing me of the resolution of admirals of the. allied fleets interdicting the pleni'potentiary of the Chinese government, Li Hung Chang, from all communication with the Chinese authorities in the event of his arrival at Taku.
James Martin Miller
9
The history of modern Europe: With an account of the decline ...
It was farther agreed, that France should treat at Minister, and Sweden at Osnabrug ; and that each crown should have a secretary where the other's pleni- is. Dumont, Cnpi, Diplomat, torn. vi. potentiary potentiary was, in order to communicate ...
William Russell, 1802
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The Weaknesses in the International Protection of Minority ...
Yusuf Ali our Duly Constituted Potentiary and to give to the President and the Vice-President oaths of office. Sd/- PROF. YUSUF ALI Duly Constituted Potentiary. By and under the authority of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh APPENDIX ...
Javaid Rehman, 2000

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POTENTIARY»

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What President Jonathan's Appointment Of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur …
This is the”new” Ambassador-Extra-Ordinay and Pleni-potentiary and unlike Ozumba Mbadiwe, this new one is going to be paid for this ... «Osun Defender, Jun 14»
REFERENCE
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