potentate
po·ten·tate
noun
1.
a ruler who is unconstrained by law
Origin
From Middle English potentat, from Old French, from Late Latin potentātus (“rule, political power”), from Latin potēns (“powerful, strong”), the active present participle of possum (“to be able”).
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