Latin definition for: postestas, postestatis

noun

  • declension: 3rd declension
  • gender: feminine

Definitions:

  1. (also potestas)
  2. chance, opportunity
  3. power, rule, force
  4. strength, ability
  • Age: Medieval (11th-15th centuries)
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
  • Source: Latham, “Revised Medieval Word List”, 1980

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