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Webster 1913 Edition

Potency

Po′ten-cy

,
Noun.
[L.
potentia
, from
potens
,
-entis
, potent. See
Potent
, and cf.
Potance
,
Potence
,
Puissance
.]
The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a purpose; capability; efficacy; influence.
“Drugs of potency.”
Hawthorne.
A place of
potency
and away o’ the state.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Potency

PO'TENCY

,
Noun.
[L. potentia, from potens; possum, posse. See Power.]
1.
Power; physical power, energy or efficacy; strength.
2.
Moral power; influence; authority.
Now arriving
At place of potency and sway o' th' state.

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