potentate

名词 potentate:

1. a ruler who is unconstrained by law
   同义词：dictator

1. People rose up against the despotic rule of their potentate.
   人们起来反抗君主的专制统治。

po.ten.tate

n.（名词）
One who has the power and position to rule over others; a monarch.
君主，统治者：有权力和地位来统治别人的人；君王
One who dominates or leads a group or an endeavor:
有权势的人：统治或领导一群人或某项事业的人：
例句：
industrial potentates.
实业巨头们

来源：
Middle English potentat
中古英语 potentat
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Late Latin potent3tus
源自 后期拉丁语 potent3tus
from Latin [power]
源自 拉丁语 [权力]
from potôns [present participle of] posse [to be able] * see potent
源自 potôns [] posse的现在分词 [能够] *参见 potent