potency
(noun)
noun
1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions
- a place of potency in the state
Similar word(s): authority, authorization, dominance
Definition categories: attribute, control
2. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
- the toxin's potency
Similar word(s): effectiveness, strength
Definition categories: attribute, power, powerfulness
3. the inherent capacity for coming into being
Similar word(s): potential, potentiality
Definition categories: state, possibility, possibleness
4. the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
Similar word(s): potence
Definition categories: state