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   Po·tent

   /ˈpōtnt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. formed of crutch-shaped pieces; (especially of a cross) having a straight bar across the end of each extremity: "a cross potent"
   • 2. of the fur called potent (as a tincture).

   noun

   • 1. fur resembling vair, but with the alternating pieces T-shaped.

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a crutch): alteration of Old French potence ‘crutch’, from Latin potentia ‘power’ (in medieval Latin ‘crutch’), from potent- (see potent1).

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

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