名詞 potentate:

1. a ruler who is unconstrained by law
   同義詞：dictator

1. People rose up against the despotic rule of their potentate.
   人們起來反抗君主的專制統(tǒng)治。

po.ten.tate

n.（名詞）
One who has the power and position to rule over others; a monarch.
君主，統(tǒng)治者：有權(quán)力和地位來統(tǒng)治別人的人；君王
One who dominates or leads a group or an endeavor:
有權(quán)勢(shì)的人：統(tǒng)治或領(lǐng)導(dǎo)一群人或某項(xiàng)事業(yè)的人：
例句：
industrial potentates.
實(shí)業(yè)巨頭們

來源：
Middle English potentat
中古英語 potentat
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Late Latin potent3tus
源自 后期拉丁語 potent3tus
from Latin [power]
源自 拉丁語 [權(quán)力]
from potôns [present participle of] posse [to be able] * see potent
源自 potôns [] posse的現(xiàn)在分詞 [能夠] *參見 potent