potence

Etymology
Borrowed from, from , from ; see.

Noun

 * 1) Power or strength; potency.
 * 2) A stud that acts as a support of a pivot in a watch or clock.

Derived terms

 * cross potence
 * cross potence
 * cross potence
 * cross potence
 * cross potence

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) potency

Etymology
, borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  post and braces
 * 2) gallows, gibbet (for hanging)
 * 3) stem (component on a bicycle)

Usage notes
Beware that this is a false friend, meaning “gallows” (or similar wooden constructions), not “strength”, from the Middle Latin meaning “crutch” of potentia.