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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
anointed king, chief, chieftain, crowned head, dynast, emperor, grand duke, high chief, imperator, king, king-emperor, kinglet, lord paramount, majesty, monarch, overlord, paramount, petty king, prince, prince consort, royal, royal personage, royalty, ruler, sovereign, suzerain, tetrarch
Dictionary Results for potentate:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
potentate
    n 1: a ruler who is unconstrained by law [syn: dictator,
         potentate]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Potentate \Po"ten*tate\, n. [LL. potentatus, fr. potentare to
   exercise power: cf. F. potentat. See Potent, a.]
   One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a
   prince, sovereign, or monarch.
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         The blessed and only potentate.          --1 Tim. vi.
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         Cherub and seraph, potentates and thrones. --Milton.
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3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
POTENTATE. One who has a great power over, an extended country; a sovereign. 
     2. By the naturalization laws, an alien is required, before he can be 
naturalized, to renounce all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, 
potentate, state, or sovereign whatever.
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