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Definitions for potence
ˈpoʊt nspo·tence

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. potency, potencenoun

    the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse

Wiktionary

  1. potencenoun

    power or strength; potency

  2. potencenoun

    A stud that acts as a support of a pivot in a watch or clock

  3. Etymology: From potence, from potentia, from potens; see potent.

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  1. potence

    Potence generally refers to power, strength, or the capacity to influence or control situations or events. In different contexts, it can also refer to the virility or sexual prowess of an individual, or in mathematics, the power to which a number is raised. In astrology, potence refers to the influence or energy of celestial bodies.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Potencenoun

    potency; capacity

  2. Etymology: [F., fr. LL. potentia staff, crutch, L., might, power. See Potency.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. potence

    (Fr.). Troops are ranged en potence by breaking a straight line, and throwing a certain proportion of it, either forward or backward, from the right or left, according to circumstances, for the purpose of securing that line. An army may be posted en potence by means of a village, a river, or a wood.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of potence in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of potence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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