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• Counter potent — Potent Po tent, n. 1. A prince; a potentate. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. [See {Potence}.] A staff or crutch. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 3. (Her.) One of the furs; a surface composed of patches which are supposed to represent crutch heads; they are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Potence — Her. A T shape or crutch. The term refers to one of the heraldic furs shown alternately as *argent or azure patches arranged so as to resemble a crutch. Cf. Counter potent …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

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• Potent — Po tent, n. 1. A prince; a potentate. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. [See {Potence}.] A staff or crutch. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 3. (Her.) One of the furs; a surface composed of patches which are supposed to represent crutch heads; they are always… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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