† potestationn.
Obsolete. rare.
Authorization; power.
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i-waldeOE
armOE
craftOE
mightOE
poustiea1275
mound?a1300
powerc1300
force1303
mighta1325
wielda1325
mightiheada1382
mightinessc1390
mightheada1400
mightinga1400
puissance1420
mightfulnessa1425
vallente1475
potence1483
state1488
potencya1500
potestation?c1500
potent1512
puissantness1552
sinew1560
puissancy1562
potentness1581
powerableness1591
powerfulnessc1595
potestatea1600
pollency1623
potentiality1627
potentialness1668
poust1827
mana1843
magnum force1977
?c1500 Conversion of St. Paul (Digby) 177 The prynces haue gouyn me full potestacion.
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Potestation, the same that Potencie is.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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