Associations to the word «Potence»

Noun

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Wiktionary

POTENCE, noun. Power or strength; potency
POTENCE, noun. A stud that acts as a support of a pivot in a watch or clock

Dictionary definition

POTENCE, noun. The state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats