potentate
Speech parts
1. potentate - Noun
2. potentate - Adjective
Meaning
One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a prince, sovereign, or monarch.
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The Mandgelis Document refers to a Khazar potentate in the Taman Peninsula around 985, long after Sviatoslav's death.
Reportedly, he even received a letter from the ambassador of the Persian potentate Shah Ismael, inviting Afonso to become a leading lord in Persia.
Fleming was the first Potentate.
They also recorded performances of "Thee Most Exalted Potentate of Love" and "You Got Good Taste" which were broadcast on 'The Midsummer Night's Tube 1984.'