Home › P › potentateMeaningspotentate/ˈpəʊtnteɪt/nounउच्चारण पोट्न्टेटशासक, अधिपति, निरंकुश राजाAdvanced wordnoun1[C] formal, often disapprovinga ruler who has a lot of power, especially when this is not limited by a parliament or lawशासक, अधिपति, निरंकुश राजाThe film shows the luxury in which oriental potentates once lived.a petty potentateSynonyms monarch ruler sovereign autocrat despot← potentpotential →