Word of the Day: Potentate

Potentate: [POH-tihn-tayt]

Part of speech:  noun

Origin:  Latin, 16^th century

1.  A powerful ruler, usually a monarch or dictator

2.  Anyone with unlimited power or influence

Examples used in a sentence:

1.  The potentate’s laws were unpopular, but no one had the courage to speak against him.

2.  The chef runs his kitchen like a potentate – what he says goes, and you’d better obey quickly.