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Webster 1913 Edition
Potency
Po′ten-cy
,Noun.
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.
1.
Power; physical power, energy or efficacy; strength.2.
Moral power; influence; authority. Now arriving
At place of potency and sway o' th' state.
Definition 2024
potency
potency
English
Noun
potency (countable and uncountable, plural potencies)
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Translations
ability or capacity to perform