plenipotentiary

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person invested with full powers, especially as the diplomatic agent of a sovereign state, (originally) charged with handling a certain matter.

   None but the like-minded can come plenipotentiary to our court.

From Medieval Latin plēnipotentiārius (“having full power”), Late Latin plēnipotēns, from plēnus (“full”) + potēns (“mighty, powerful”).

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