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The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a purpose; capability; efficacy; influence.

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  1. n. The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a purpose; capability; efficacy; influence.
  2. n. the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  3. n. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
  4. n. the inherent capacity for coming into being
  5. n. the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
  6. The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a purpose; capability; efficacy; influence. "Drugs of potency." Hawthorne. A place of potency and away o' the state. Shak.
  7. The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral power;inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a purpose; capability;efficacy; influence. "Drugs of potency." Hawthorne.A place of potency and away o' the state. Shak.
  8. n:100 n. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects n. the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse