potence

French

noun
Definitions
  • (construction) post and braces
  • gallows, gibbet (for hanging)
  • stem (component on a bicycle)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin potentia (power, in etyl, ML).

Origin

Latin

potentia

Gloss

power, in etyl, ML

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
🏋️ 💡

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