potence
Meaning
Noun
- power or strength; potency
- A stud that acts as a support of a pivot in a watch or clock
- Synonym of crutch
Origin
- Borrowed from Middle French potence ("power, a crutch"), from Latin potentia ("power, in {{etyl") also crutch}}, from potens; see potent.
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