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Webster 1913 Edition


Prepotent

Pre-po′tent

,
Adj.
[L.
praepotens
. See
Pre-
, and
Potent
.]
1.
Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant.
Plaifere.
2.
(Biol.)
Characterized by prepotency.
Darwin.

Webster 1828 Edition


Prepotent

PREPO'TENT

,
Adj.
[L. proepotens.] Very powerful. [Little used.]

Definition 2024


prepotent

prepotent

English

Adjective

prepotent

  1. Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant.
  2. (biology) Characterized by prepotency.

References

  • prepotent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913