potestad

/potesˈtað/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
potestades

Meaning

  1. authority

    • Tiene potestad para decidir.

      He has authority to decide.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

autoridad

potestad specifically means legal or parental authority or power, like "patria potestad," parental custody; autoridad is the general word for "authority."

Similar in other languages

French

autorité

autorité is the French word for the same thing — both mean "authority."

Portuguese

autoridade

autoridade is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "authority."

Practice

1 What does potestad mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tiene ___ para decidir.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches potestad?

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