potence

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French potence (“power, a crutch”), from Latin potentia (“power, in Medieval Latin also crutch”), from potens (“powerful”); see potent.

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Synonyms

potency

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