From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Potentate \Po"ten*tate\, noun [LL. potentatus, fr. potentare to exercise power: cf. F. potentat. See {Potent}, adjective] One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a prince, sovereign, or monarch.
The blessed and only potentate. --1 Tim. vi. 15.
Cherub and seraph, potentates and thrones. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a ruler who is unconstrained by law [syn: {dictator}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "potentate": anointed king, chief, chieftain, crowned head, dynast, emperor, grand duke, high chief, imperator, king, king-emperor, kinglet, lord paramount, majesty, monarch, overlord, paramount, petty king, prince, prince consort, royal, royal personage, royalty, ruler, sovereign, suzerain, tetrarch
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