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potence

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

noun potences

countable, uncountable Power or strength; potency.
countable, uncountable A stud that acts as a support of a pivot in a watch or clock.

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@misc{potence_2026,
  title = {potence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/potence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}