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potentatenoun one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authorityCharles inherited the position of potentate of the Holy Roman Empire from his grandfather, as well that of king of Spain from his father autocrat, monarch, ruler, sovereign(also sovran) corulerCaesar, czar(also tsar or tzar), emir(or amir also ameer), emperor, empress, kaiser, khan, khedive, king, lord, mikado, mogul, prince, queen, satrap, shah, sultan, suzerainauthoritarian, Big Brother, despot, dictator, führer(or fuehrer), monocrat, overlord, paramount, tyrant in the 15th century |